Network for Learning says 20 schools have begun moving to the company's managed network. It also demonstrated its portal which will open in earnest at the start of the next school year.

The company was set up by the government to help schools use the UFB and RBI networks currently being built in New Zealand. It also has the job of encouraging digital learning.

The idea behind N4L is to give schools security along with a higher level of service quality and support than they have previously seen. N4L also aims to make internet performance more predictable, which makes applications like videoconferencing more practical. By offering centralised support, it hopes to shoulder some of the burden of running school internet leaving teachers to get on with teaching.

N4L's network will mainly run over the UFB fibre network, but for the 25 percent of the country not covered by the network it will use the RBI network and the technologies delivering broadband to remote areas.

• Shorter internet addresses could soon be on the agenda after The Council of InternetNZ approved plans allowing second level .nz domain names.  In other words sites like digitl.co.nz could be simply digitl.nz. Domain Name Commission Chair David Farrar says: "This change will enable greater choice for people, companies and organisations wanting to get online or expand their online presence. A final policy implementing the proposal is subject to public consultation.


• NZX stepped in to the discussion about Chorus' financial position after news reports of comments made by the Coalition for Fair Internet Pricing. The exchange denies it commented on the company compliance with listing rules. NZX says it does not comment on individual companies. The matter became news after Prime Minister John Key told the media Chorus was in danger of going broke as justification for overruling the Commerce Commission.

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