Media Releases & Coverage
The Government’s broadband investment proposal
31 Mar 2009
The New Zealand Institute welcomes today’s announcement of ultra-fast broadband access for 75% of the population within ten years.
The New Zealand Institute proposes the creation of a new vehicle to deliver fibre to the premises
02 Apr 2008
The New Zealand Institute has today released the final presentation in its research project on broadband. This presentation, ‘Delivering on the broadband aspiration: A recommended pathway to fibre for New Zealand’, describes a regulatory model and a proposed funding mechanism, called Fibre Co, that we believe will deliver against the Institute’s proposed aspiration of fibre to the premises (FTTP) to 75% of the population within a decade.
New Zealand needs to move quickly to create a new model to accelerate fibre investment
12 Mar 2008
The New Zealand Institute has today released a further presentation in its research project on broadband. This presentation, ‘Assessing New Zealand’s current broadband path: the need for change’, examines the extent to which announced and likely investment plans will move New Zealand towards scale deployment of fibre to the premises.