Media releases

The amount of fibre optic cable in the wider Telecom network has passed the 26,000km mark, with the amount of new fibre being laid eclipsing traditional copper cabling for the first time.

More than 170 Selwyn District residents have local farmers to thank for keeping phones working following the prolonged power cuts caused by the 4 September earthquake

Thousands more Birkenhead and Northcote residents will soon be able to benefit from high speed internet access as local telecommunications network operator Chorus begins switching on new fibre fed cabinets.

Thousands more Birkenhead and Northcote residents will soon be able to benefit from high speed internet access as local telecommunications network operator Chorus begins switching on new fibre fed cabinets.

Hundreds more Hawera residents will soon be able to benefit from high speed internet access as local telecommunications network operator Chorus begins switching on new fibre fed cabinets.

Local telecommunications network operator Chorus has developed and patented a device to help New Zealanders access high-speed broadband services without incurring the cost of upgrading most of their home wiring.

Hundreds more Richmond residents can now benefit from faster internet access as local telecommunications network operator Chorus completes its work to rev-up broadband speeds in the area.

Local telecommunications network operator Chorus has begun a $3.3m project to deploy 55 kilometres of fibre optic cable from Hawera to Opunake via Manaia to rev up broadband speeds in the region.

Hundreds more Mosgiel residents will soon be able to benefit from high speed internet access as local telecommunications network operator Chorus begins switching on new fibre fed cabinets.

Thousands more Glen Eden residents will soon be able to benefit from high speed internet access as local telecommunications network operator Chorus begins switching on new fibre fed cabinets.

Local telecommunications network operator Chorus has completed over two thirds of its work to rev-up the broadband network in Whanganui with more than 10,000 residents now able to benefit from high speed internet access.

Chorus has been working for the last year and a half to deploy 27km of fibre optic cable and install 35 new fibre fed cabinets to extend ADSL2+ broadband speeds to customers not already getting the faster internet experience following upgrade work at the local telephone exchange.

Thousands more Otahuhu residents can now benefit from faster internet access as local telecommunications network operator Chorus completes its work to rev-up broadband speeds in the area.

Thousands more Hobsonville and West Harbour residents can now benefit from faster internet access as local telecommunications network operator Chorus completes its work to rev-up broadband speeds in the area.

Local telecommunications network operator Chorus has today turned on a new fibre fed broadband cabinet in Army Bay so local residents can now benefit from high speed internet access.

More than 1 million New Zealanders are now within reach of high-speed broadband as Chorus reaches the halfway point in its programme to bring fibre optic cable closer to homes.