MyRepublic Challenges ISPs in Dunedin

MyRepublic Challenges ISPs in Dunedin to make the Gig easy for consumers

Friday 19 August 2016, Auckland

Fibre Broadband Provider, MyRepublic is challenging Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to automatically upgrade eligible GigCity Dunedin customers to a gig speed connection. Currently only half of consumers in Dunedin who have Fibre Broadband are on a gig connection.

The challenge comes after confirmation that the gig will be available to other New Zealand cities by October. Enable, Northpower Fibre and Ultrafast Fibre (UFF) have advised that from October a 1G/500Mbps service would be available in Whangarei, Hamilton, Christchurch and seven regional centres.

MyRepublic MD, Vaughan Baker says MyRepublic led the way when Dunedin became New Zealand’s first gig enabled city, by automatically upgrading all its 200Mbps customers to gig connections.

“MyRepublic puts customers first. Customers shouldn’t have to contact their ISP and negotiate a new contract or beg to be upgraded to the gig. We challenge all ISPs offering the gig broadband service in Dunedin to upgrade all their customers immediately.”

If ISPs take up this challenge Dunedin will become the most connected high-speed city in the country, which was always the aim of the Chorus Gigatown competition, he said.

Despite other cities becoming gig enabled, Dunedin consumers retain an advantage over the rest of New Zealand until the end of 2018 as the competition win guarantees the city gig speed connections at the price of standard connections.

Vaughan Baker says MyRepublic wants Dunedin businesses and consumers to be able to access UFB and particularly gig services so they can take advantage of the digital economy. We’re a creative nation and access to world leading UFB will allow more people to join the revolution – which ultimately will mean more jobs and economic growth. And we haven’t even touched on the entertainment benefits for people gaming and streaming.”

“UFB technology is a nationally owned resource and MyRepublic wants it shared with as many Dunedin businesses and individuals as possible to ensure everyone benefits from this fantastic national infrastructure,” Baker says.

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