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  •   Home > News > Business

    Twenty new rural broadband sites across the country are now up and running

    Twenty new rural broadband sites across the country are now up and running


    The new sites are the first of 500 - thanks to the joint venture between Spark, Vodafone, 2degrees .

    It will eventually provide high speed wireless broadband and quality mobile coverage to about 1600 rural homes and businesses, across 70 kilometres of state highway and 13 tourist sites.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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