The victory of New Zealand's National Party in the country's elections over the weekend has vaulted the creation of a $1.5 billion national fibre broadband network to the top of the government's agenda.
The New Zealand Government today released the final details of its nationwide NZ$1.5 billion ultra-fast broadband roll-out, saying priority would be given to connecting schools, hospitals, health service providers and homes in new sub-divisions.
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TelstraClear is spending around $NZ25 million putting its own equipment into telephone exchanges.
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