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Wonder what causes it? Are they pushing technical costs onto the consumers? Or do they just see a captivate market and most providers are owned outside the coun
by merrua 13y ago
Wonder what causes it? Are they pushing technical costs onto the consumers? Or do they just see a captivate market and most providers are owned outside the country?
- michaelt 13y agoIf you take a look at this map: http://imgur.com/xLxUs http://imgur.com/xLxUs it looks like to buy a connection into/out of NZ there aren't many options - and the cables all look very long, i.e. very expensive.
- lostlogin 13y agoAnd a government who supports the main telecom and lines company. There has even been talk of putting some cash their way to compensate for the money they would lose (the dividend they have been paying to date has been good too - but that couldn't be cut of course). This crap from our PM. After screwing us for decades, the commerce commission makes a decision that required a backbone and the PM sides with the corporation rather than the taxpayer. http://i.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/9169753/Chorus-must-explain-lobby-group http://i.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/9169753/Chorus-must...
- _mulder_ 13y agoHere's a better link http://www.submarinecablemap.com/ http://www.submarinecablemap.com/
- welly 13y agoLimited bandwidth coming in, limited bandwidth for the end user.