New hope for New Zealand telecoms competition
18 February 2013 by Steve Blum
broadband, business, new zealand, planet earth, telecom nz, telstra, vodafone
broadband, business, new zealand, planet earth, telecom nz, telstra, vodafone
Fortunately, there are better ways to spend your time in New Zealand.
New Zealand is a relatively costly place to do Internet-related business. There’s only one underseas cable linking it to the outside world, the Southern Cross, which goes from Australia to California via New Zealand.
That’s two paths in and out of the country, but one owner. It’s not a competitive market. According to Market Clarity, an Australian telecoms research company, Kiwis pay 5.8 times more than Aussies for a gigabyte .… More