Chorus keen to sign up more households to fibre broadband

Getting connected to some of the best broadband in the world is about to get a whole lot easier for Foxton households and businesses, Chorus said in a statement.

On Wednesday, November 25, a team of Chorus experts will be on hand at Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom on Harbour St to help Foxton residents who are yet to switch over to the Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) network.

The UFB network has been available in Foxton since December 2019 and Chorus wants to help those yet to connect to do so, so they can experience the benefits fibre brings.

“There could be any number of reasons why some households have not yet switched to the UFB network,” Andrew Carroll, general manager, customer and network operations, says.

“Whether it is not being aware fibre is available, not knowing how to get connected or thinking it’s expensive to connect, we want to dispel any myths and provide good factual information about just how easy it is to get connected so Foxton households can jump on the fibre bandwagon.

“The best news of all is that unless a driveway is longer than 200 metres, the cost of bringing fibre from the street into a home is usually free.”

In 2011, the average Kiwi household was only using 10GB of data per month. Last month that figure had grown to 331GB. And there is no sign of demand slowing, with Chorus predicting that the average household’s broadband use will balloon to 1000GB per month by 2023.

“Recent events, and being under lockdown, have been truly unprecedented times and it’s not surprising to see that reflected in the way New Zealanders are now using their broadband,” Mr Carroll says.

“Now more than ever, having a robust broadband connection has proven critical as we’ve all had to adapt to working and learning from home.

“Our fibre network will also make it easier for Foxton residents to stream services like Netflix, TVNZ on Demand, Neon, Sky Sport Now and Spark Sport.”

Invitations have been sent to all households in Foxton in the UFB area not currently connected to the UFB network.