The announcements on the 12th March by the Hon Amy Adams, Minister for Communications in regards to the RBI2 and Mobile Blackspots programmes have been welcomed by the Telecommunications Users ...

The second stage of the government's Rural Broadband Initiative was centre stage at the 2017 Rural Connectivity Symposium in Wellington last week. In his keynote address Communications Minster Simon ...

New Zealand mobile telecommunications carriers Spark, Vodafone NZ, and 2degrees have submitted a joint proposal on the extension of the government's Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI2) and mobile ...

New Zealand Communications Minister Amy Adams has announced a request for proposals (RFP) into an extension of the government's Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI2) to bring fixed-line broadband services ...

The Rural Broadband Initiative Phase Two (RBI2) and the Mobile Black Spot Fund (MBSF) builds will be substantially finished by end of 2021, a year than previously planned, says Broadcasting, ...

Vodafone is targeting wireless internet service providers (ISPs) to offer an unlimited rural broadband plan alongside its own Farmside subsidiary. Vodafone today announced a three-month trial of ...

Government also aims to reduce mobile coverage black spots on major roads, at popular tourist destinations. New Zealand’s government has launched the next phase of its Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) ...