Graphic: SuppliedTwelve more Otago towns and several fringe areas will benefit from the Government's extension of its ultra-fast broadband (UFB) programme. The $30.1 million investment in the programme for Otago was the Government's way of showing its focus on growing the region's economy, Mr Bridges said. “Once the full UFB programme is complete, more than 179,000 people in Otago will be able to access UFB,” Mr Bridges said. The four existing companies partnering with the government to build a nationwide ultrafast fibre broadband network have each got a slice of the $300m expansion. Separately, Chorus said it will extend UFB to a further 169 regions, adding more than 200,000 households and businesses to its network.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 25, 2017 21:47 UTC