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ACTIONS |
AGENCY |
TIMING |
STATUS |
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Broadband Investment Fund - urban, rural and international. |
Ministry of Economic Development |
2008–12. |
New
Funding of
$340m has been allocated. |
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Progress indicators for the Broadband Investment Fund
By 2012:
- 80 per cent of users will have access to broadband connections of 20 Mbps or higher and 90 per cent will have access to 10 Mbps or higher.
- Open-access urban fibre networks operating in at least 15 cities and towns.
- Terrestrial broadband coverage for 93–97 per cent of the population, with more affordable satellite
solutions for remote locations.
- Additional international cable.
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Demand aggregation for the state sector. Coordinate the purchase of broadband services for the state sector, with an initial focus on the health and education sectors. This will encourage private sector investment in broadband infrastructure and deliver better value broadband services. The National Broadband Map will support this initiative. This initiative will be coordinated with the Connected New Zealand programme and the Broadband Investment Fund. |
State Services Commission |
2008–12. |
New |
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Progress indicators for demanding aggregation for the state sector
- Up to four regional pilots are undertaken during a twelve-month period, starting in October 2008, to include primary and secondary healthcare providers, schools and tertiary education institutions.
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Complete the Telecommunications Service Obligations Review. |
Ministry of Economic Development |
2008–09. |
Ongoing |
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Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network (KAREN). Explore options to better coordinate government investment in KAREN and the Government Shared Network (GSN) with investments in the health and education sectors, to improve the value of public sector broadband services and provide high-speed broadband to educational institutions and local libraries. |
Ministry of Research, Science and Technology |
2008-09. |
Expanded |
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Improve the local resource consent process to encourage the rollout of broadband infrastructure by introducing National Environmental Standards for telecommunications facilities, and passing the Utilities Access Amendment Bill, to provide network operators with certainty in their engagement with local authorities. |
Ministry
for the Environment |
2008–09. |
Ongoing |
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Allocate additional spectrum for wireless broadband access. This will include creating the ability for local/regional operators to share 2.5 GHz spectrum within a managed spectrum park, and allocating 70–90 GHz spectrum, which can support very high-speed data transfer over short distances. |
Ministry of Economic Development |
2008 onwards. |
Ongoing |