Crown Fibre Holdings stories

Enable has connected its 100,000th Christchurch customer to its fibre network, urging locals to upgrade before the Rugby World Cup streams online.

UK Government extends agreement with Chorus for free residential connections to the Ultra-Fast Broadband network.

Conditional gives Chorus the option to bring forward part of CFH's existing investment funding earlier in the build of the ultra-fast broadband (UFB) network.

New Zealand Government's Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) policy is to accelerate the rollout of ultra-fast broadband to 75% of Kiwis by the end of 2019...

Enable launches UFB services in Canterbury, promising up to 40% lower costs for businesses and high-speed broadband for homes.

Telecommunications companies in New Zealand are calling for the government to scrap Crown Fibre Holdings over delays in the Ultra Fast Broadband initiative.

Labour's Claire Curran sent packing from debating chamber for wearing Highlanders rugby jersey. https://bit.ly/2EsoJen.

The government has reached agreements with Telecom New Zealand and Christchurch ratepayer-owned Enable Networks to roll out the UFB network.

Crown Fibre Holdings boosts local UFB initiative by appointing Rodger Fisher and Jo Brosnahan as chairs to oversee fibre deployment.

One company's recipe for making fibre-to-the-home available on tap involves blowing cables down consumers' water pipes.

The Government appears to have the numbers to pass the Telecomms Amendment Bill despite complaints from submitters.

Leaked documents suggest that New Zealanders will be paying around $47 a month for ultra fast broadband when it becomes available.

Another fibre consortium makes it to the negotiating table but the fate of the ultra-fast broadband initiative remains uncertain.

Comms Minister Steven Joyce applauds the number of bidders stepping up to the mark, says it's great for the taxpayer.

The fate of the project is uncertain as the government makes it clear its spending priorities have changed overnight.

Government announces legislative changes to UFB, RBI and any changes that would apply if Telecom was to structurally separate.

Crown Fibre Holdings has said it will negotiate with Vector for the roll out of Ultra Fast Broadband in Auckland.

Telecom delays its business split, awaiting a deal with Crown Fibre for the UFB project. New timeline post-agreement, says CEO Paul Reynolds.

Microsoft launches Pinpoint in NZ, a tech marketplace aimed at connecting businesses with innovative solutions and expertise.

Christchurch, Rangiora and Dunedin join the queue as Telecom gets its first look in. First fibre goes to ground this week.