Th New Zealand national government has pledged NZ$270 million (approximately US$194m) investment in ultra-fast broadband (UFB), reaching 190 more small towns by 2022. The investment will also enable an extension of rural broadband (RBI) to another 74,000 homes and businesses.
Communications minister Simon Bridges, “We’re also bringing the completion of the UFB network forward by two years. By the end of 2022, our UFB program will provide more than four million New Zealanders with access to world-class interne.” He adds, “We started UFB in 2010 with the original goal of connecting 34 towns to world-class fiber-to-the-premises.
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