/news/ en info@northpower Copyright 2010 2010-03-02T00:44:45+12:00 http://northpower.com/news/entry/opening_access_to_fibre_based_broadband/ http://northpower.com/news/entry/opening_access_to_fibre_based_broadband/#When:00:44:45Z A push by the New Zealand Regional Fibre Group to provide open access networks is fast gaining momentum. Media Releases, Fibre in the Media 2010-03-02T00:44:45+12:00 http://northpower.com/news/entry/northpower_line_charges_to_electricity_retailers_will_increase/ http://northpower.com/news/entry/northpower_line_charges_to_electricity_retailers_will_increase/#When:20:38:43Z Line charges to electricity retailers supplying customers on the Northpower network will increase from 1 April 2010.  The increases vary according to the type of connection and the annual consumption but, for the average domestic consumer (8000 units per annum), the increase will be around $2 per month. Media Releases 2010-03-01T20:38:43+12:00 http://northpower.com/news/entry/injection_of_intelligence_promises_savings_on_energy/ http://northpower.com/news/entry/injection_of_intelligence_promises_savings_on_energy/#When:15:45:30Z NZ Herald by Anthony Doesburg With the debate about the need for a national broadband network behind us and the contract-letting phase nearing, the discussion is moving on to another kind of network. In the Media 2010-02-28T15:45:30+12:00 http://northpower.com/news/entry/northpowers_52000_users_to_share_credits_worth_5m/ http://northpower.com/news/entry/northpowers_52000_users_to_share_credits_worth_5m/#When:19:00:23Z Northern Advocate, WhangareiNorthpower’s 52,000 electricity users will get credits of between $35 and $45 as the company gives a $5 million “lines holiday”. In the Media 2010-02-23T19:00:23+12:00 http://northpower.com/news/entry/5_million_dollar_line_charge_holiday3/ http://northpower.com/news/entry/5_million_dollar_line_charge_holiday3/#When:12:00:52Z Northpower consumers are set to receive something back from their local lines company. Northpower will provide all consumers connected to its network with a line charge holiday, which this year totals $5 million.  Media Releases 2010-02-22T12:00:52+12:00 http://northpower.com/news/entry/high-speed_promise_shuffles_ever_closer/ http://northpower.com/news/entry/high-speed_promise_shuffles_ever_closer/#When:16:00:37Z NZ Herald by Simon Hendery National went into the 2008 election campaign promising to serve up a high-fibre diet of broadband to the masses, an initiative it said would boost productivity and the country’s international competitiveness. Fibre in the Media 2010-02-17T16:00:37+12:00 http://northpower.com/news/entry/nz_lines_companies_are_best_fit_for_ufb_rollout/ http://northpower.com/news/entry/nz_lines_companies_are_best_fit_for_ufb_rollout/#When:03:11:29Z PC World by James Heffield Telecom disagrees. Says rolling out fibre above ground raises resource consent and cosmetic issues. Fibre in the Media 2010-02-15T03:11:29+12:00 http://northpower.com/news/entry/lines_companies_best_fit_for_fibre/ http://northpower.com/news/entry/lines_companies_best_fit_for_fibre/#When:01:39:49Z A visiting international fibre specialist says electricity lines companies are the obvious choice for activating New Zealand’s ultra-fast broadband platform. Media Releases, In the Media, Fibre in the Media 2010-02-15T01:39:49+12:00 http://northpower.com/news/entry/joyce_holds_firm_on_1.5b_broadband_cap/ http://northpower.com/news/entry/joyce_holds_firm_on_1.5b_broadband_cap/#When:20:52:18Z stuff.co.nz by Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post, Wellington Communications Minister Steven Joyce has dismissed as speculation suggestions that the Government may need to increase the $1.5 billion cap on the amount of money it will invest in its Ultrafast Broadband scheme. Fibre in the Media 2010-02-07T20:52:18+12:00 http://northpower.com/news/entry/companies_vie_for_piece_of_ultra-fast_broadband_pie/ http://northpower.com/news/entry/companies_vie_for_piece_of_ultra-fast_broadband_pie/#When:00:04:09Z PC World NZ fibre companies have submitted their final proposals for partnering with the government to meet its Ultra-Fast Broadband Initiative’s goals. Fibre in the Media 2010-01-29T00:04:09+12:00