Five centres first to benefit from Telecom broadband plans
3:44PM Wednesday November 21, 2007
By Helen Twose
Telecom customers in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin will be among the first to benefit from a $1.4 billion plan to improve broadband speeds, the company said today.
Telcom said fibre to roadside cabinets would be installed in the five centres over the next three years - shortening the length of copper used to deliver broadband and voice services to customers.
Broadband services slow when delivered over more than three kilometers of copper line.
The phone giant will spend tomorrow talking about the specifics of the rollout of more fibre with its wholesale customers, including TelstraClear, ihug, Orcon and CallPlus.
Telecom chief executive Paul Reynolds said the company was focussed on delivering a world class broadband footprint through the fast roll-out of its next generation network.
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