CrownFibre | March 22, 2011 | Press Release
Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) over fibre is proving an attractive proposition in the market, with thirteen (13) telecommunications service providers indicating they want to sell the new UFB service to customers.
CFH expects retailers’ product offerings and prices to flow through to the market in coming weeks.
“We’ve worked hard to make wholesale services affordable and we’re delighted that’s been acknowledged in the strong interest received from so many retail service providers,” said Graham Mitchell, Crown Fibre Holdings CEO.
“One key to the success of the UFB initiative is a wide range of retail service providers offering new and exciting products. Given the attractive UFB wholesale prices, retailers will be able to offer superior internet and voice services for much the same price as customers pay for communications over copper today. There’s also the ability to offer high definition video, and in the business market, the full benefits of cloud computing.”
Chief Executive of the Telecommunications Users Association of NZ (TUANZ), Paul Brislen welcomed the news.
“It’ll be great to see some retail prices out there so our users can plan their future telecommunications spend. The more competition the better in our view. TUANZ looks forward to seeing innovative and competitive pricing from these retailers.”
The UFB initiative will enable increased productivity and lower total cost of ownership for business, improved service delivery in health, as well as greater engagement in education and enriched communications and entertainment at home.
