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• Broadband roll-out extended to nearly 100 per cent of NZ

  Rural broadband and mobile coverage will service 99.8 per cent of the population, the Government has announced.

• Huawei NZ sales fall $29M as focus shifts from volume to value

  Huawei New Zealand recorded sales of $151 million, down $29 million, for the year ended 31 December 2017.

• Election looming, the Government triples down on UFB rollout

  Government promises to invest $270m to roll out Ultrafast Broadband to 190 more small towns and another 74,000 rural households and businesses.

• ​RBI cell tower completion boosts rural coverage

  Govt reveals the completion of the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) Phase 1 new tower programme.

• Digital economy deepens as Govt UFB rollout passes 1.2 million mark

  “Access to better broadband means more New Zealand businesses and students can make the most of the digital economy."

• Chorus profit slips but UFB on track

  Broadband infrastructure company, Chorus, recorded a net profit after tax (NPAT) of $78 million in the first half of the 2014 fiscal year, down from $84m in the previous corresponding period.