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Handbrake Comes Off NZ Broadband
Media release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
03 May
2006
Handbrake Comes Off NZ Broadband
Ihug, New
Zealand's second largest provider of ADSL broadband, says
it's
thrilled the government has announced plans to
introduce a
telecommunications package that will push the
country 'out of the dark
ages'.
Chief executive Mark
Rushworth says the announcement is more than the
company,
which has led the call for local loop unbundling, could
have
hoped for.
"This is good news for internet
providers, great news for consumers and
fantastic news
for the New Zealand economy. Finally Kiwis are going
to
be able to benefit from true broadband."
Rushworth
says the announced plan, which includes local loop
unbundling,
unconstrained UBS, naked DSL and enhanced
Commerce Commission
monitoring, will be huge for New
Zealand.
"Exciting times are ahead, the handbrake has come
off and ihug is ready
to provide New Zealanders with
broadband that actually is faster and
cheaper."
Details
of the minister's announcement are available at
http://www.beehive.govt.nz/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=25636
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