Chorus has welcomed the New Zealand Government's release of a new paper that sets out the country's high-level connectivity vision over the next decade.

'Digital parity' is a concept heavily mentioned in the report, which involves calculating the economic benefits that flow from rural households and businesses having parity with urban.

A company's RAB amounts to the value of the assets the company has used for delivering regulated fibre services to New Zealand consumers.

"Having a well structured, informative and highly engaging course that is accessible to all of our employees was the initial draw card for our organisation."

Chorus' fibre broadband has continued to generate strong demand, fostering underlying revenue growth totalling $959 million, up by $4 million year-over-year from 2021.

New research has determined that fibre is the best broadband option for consumers concerned about carbon emissions.

The first West Coast fibre enabled cell site, called Fox West, has gone live. 

Once complete the new cable will cross from Maraetai Beach to Woodside Bay on the island.

“Recent events, and being under lockdown, have been truly unprecedented times and it’s not surprising to see that reflected in the way Kiwis have been using their broadband."

Traffic has begun to increase in day time broadband traffic as the network starts to see the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. 

The growth in EBITDA was achieved through a combination of operating cost reductions and strong broadband connections growth.