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Policy change on fibre deals blow to future investment

The government’s decision to revoke previous policy on fibre regulation is deeply alarming, former telco commissioner says.

Dr Ross Patterson
Mon, 24 Feb 2020

The Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) Initiative was a partnership between the government and the private sector under which private sector partners entered into contracts with the Crown in 2011 to build a fibre-to-the-home network and provide services over their networks at agreed prices.

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Dr Ross Patterson
Mon, 24 Feb 2020
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