Chorus accused of using secret information in bid for regional work

Chorus accused of using secret information in bid for regional work
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Sept. 2 (BusinessDesk) - Chorus rejects a claim it used confidential information gleaned from a consultancy in bidding for government funding to extend broadband to the Marlborough Sounds.  Consultancy Creative Development Solutions is suing the network operator for breach of a non-disclosure agreement, saying Chorus took its ideas on board from a mooted joint venture and used that information when making its own, ultimately unsuccessful, bid.  The two-week hearing before Justice Robert Dobson began in the High Court in...

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