ComCom finalises copper withdrawal rules for Chorus

ComCom finalises copper withdrawal rules for Chorus
Staff reporters
The Commerce Commission today finalised the Copper Withdrawal Code, the rules Chorus must abide by during New Zealand's transition to fibre broadband services and phases out the country's old copper network.The code is designed to protect consumers who live in areas of the country that don’t yet have access to fibre. The commission says “most” New Zealanders will have the option of fibre at home by 2022.Chorus must meet the terms of the code before it stops providing wholesale copper phone and broadband services. From...

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