Chorus chair Strange defends complaints over UFB rollout, says uptake higher than predicted

Chorus chair Strange defends complaints over UFB rollout, says uptake higher than predicted
Fiona Rotherham
By Fiona Rotherham Sept. 5 (BusinessDesk) - Chorus chairman Patrick Strange has hit back at complaints of poor service in its ultrafast broadband rollout, saying uptake has been far higher than forecast and a shortage of qualified technicians is hampering its efforts. Speaking at the NZ Shareholders’ Association conference on the weekend, Strange said the company had been stretched “more than we would like to” to gear up to do fibre connections but the uptake was higher than anyone could have predicted five years ago. Ultrafast broadba...