| Government allocates further NZD50m for rural broadband connectivity for infrastructure in the country’s COVID Response - 11/08/2020 |
| New Zealand Government |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Asia & Pacific | New Zealand |
| The New Zealand government has announced that NZD50 million (USD33 million) has been allocated for further rural broadband connectivity from the NZD3 billion earmarked for infrastructure in the country’s COVID Response and Recovery Fund. The investment in ‘shovel ready’ projects, which is in addition to the NZD15 million announced in late April to upgrade rural mobile towers, is intended to boost (...) |
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| Independent tests show NZ’s broadband performed well during COVID-19 lockdown - 21/05/2020 |
| Commerce Commission |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Asia & Pacific | New Zealand |
| The Commerce Commission’s latest Measuring Broadband New Zealand report shows that on average, copper and fibre broadband connections experienced no significant decrease in download speeds during lockdown, despite unprecedented demand on broadband networks. |
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