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WHERE TO FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE – PART 2

Guest post from Hayden Glass from the Sapere Research Group.In Part 1 of this post (link) we look at the historical approach to universal service. Part 2 looks at the future: and in particular at rural broadband.To its credit, the government has recognised that access to broadband in rural areas is a serious economic and social…

Citizens and Video Watchers Arise!

​New Zealanders have long suffered due to a lack of legitimate online video options. Alert readers will recall that we have lookedat these issues in a blog post  The Ins and Outs of Online Video, and the next step is to get some better data on how our options compare with more fortunatate isles.We want to do this by creating…

Guest blog – Where to for universal service

Guest post from Hayden Glass from the Sapere Research Group.And broadband for allNow everyone has access to a telephone, the question is how to get everyone great broadband.Next year, the government will review the rules about universal service, ie, the questions of what minimum level of telecommunications service should be…