Chorus stories

“You can’t beat the speed and the improvement in latency and efficiency that you get with it."More

"There are changing consumer needs when it comes to broadband, both for households and businesses and the UFB initiative has been an integral part,"More

"Making New Zealand a true 'Gignation', beyond the 5000-plus connections we have in Dunedin, should see us catapulted up the league tables."More

“The fact that Chorus continues to promote and support this low-value contracting model is disgraceful."More

Chorus has announced the upcoming departure of its chief executive and managing director Mark Ratcliffe.More

Chorus is looking to recruit an extra 250 technicians and staff to cope with the massive demand for copper and fibre networks.More

If unbundling can be done well, big players could gain a distinct advantage against the smaller players in the market.More

Kiwis have an insatiable appetite for internet data, with the amount of data being consumed by New Zealand growing almost 100% a month since 2015.More

“There's no doubt heavy rain & lightning has an impact on the copper network, but each year we have a plan in place to deal with increased workloads."More

"Our customers find it unacceptable they have to wait weeks to get their services back up and running. We agree with them.”More

Chorus announces UFB rollout is complete in Rotorua, bringing the service to almost 27,000 schools, businesses, health services and residents.More

“It’s now up to each community to make the most of this increased connectivity.”More

Chorus has now finished its five-year project for the Government's Rural Broadband Initative (RBI), the company announced at a celebration in Waitomo.More

"New Zealand’s UFB network started off with such promise. Do we really want Chorus becoming the NBN of New Zealand?"More

I had heard some rumblings about Chorus reviewing its financial security arrangements, asking for double the usual amount - today they did just that.More

“We put up our prices in February last year after the Commerce Commission threatened to backdate higher Chorus charges from the previous December."More

"Financial result was, as expected, down sharply on the prior period because of lower regulated copper prices."More

New Zealand’s main telco companies scrambled yesterday to ensure network coverage was maintained following the earthquake in Christchurch yesterday.More

Better connectivity will help create more jobs and improve health and education outcomes across the Wairarapa region.More

The second round of the Gig-Start Fund has seen $60,000 awarded to three Dunedin start up businesses.More

Chorus offers up some tips on how to speed up your broadband experience.More

Alcatel-Lucent is eyeing up a bigger chunk of the NZ outsourced network operations market after signing a new deal with Chorus and opening a Kiwi NOC.More

Spark, Chorus and Vodafone will pay almost 90% of the contributions towards the 50 million Telecommunications Development Levy for 2014/15.More

“So much for by-election promises to Northlanders," says Peters.More