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Over 90,000 more households and businesses now have UFB coverage

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  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media 27 August 2019       Media Statement Over 90,000 more households and businesses now have UFB coverage The latest Quarterly Connectivity Report shows more than 90,000 households and businesses gained access to Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) in the three months from April to June this year. “That’s an…
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Provincial Growth Fund support for West Coast Internet and mobile coverage confirmed

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Tanya Hansen
  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media 20 August 2019       Media Statement Provincial Growth Fund support for West Coast Internet and mobile coverage confirmed Provincial Growth Fund support for earlier access to better internet services and wider mobile coverage on the West Coast was announced today by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones.…
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Ultra-Fast Broadband extended to 151 towns

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  Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media 26 January 2017       Media Statement Ultra-Fast Broadband extended to 151 towns Prime Minister Bill English and Communications Minister Simon Bridges today announced Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) will be extended to more than 151 additional towns, providing up to 85 per cent of New Zealanders with access to…
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Broadband deployment continues to deliver

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Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications     11 February 2015       Media statement Broadband deployment continues to deliver The rate at which people are signing up for the Government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) network is accelerating with uptake quadrupling in the past two years, Communications Minister Amy Adams said today. National uptake figures reached 11.3…
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