CNU - Chorus

[Silverlight]

HNZ & PGW & PPL ... all who haven't paid a divie for yonks and will soon ... and can be bought at a cpaital discount because they haven't paid a divie for yonks

Add Cavalier to that list Belg

[macduffy]

CNU "unable to provide longer term dividend guidance".

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/indu...day:dailybrief

[craic]

Spoke with a guy who is an expert in this side of CNU and he tells me that the take-up of the fibre option is way below the level needed to make it anywhere like profitable. While the capital cost may be covered by the Govt, the ongoing cost is to the consumer and there are nowhere near enough of them.

[POSSUM THE CAT]

Sparky The Clown even getting fibre to the house is I think only half the problem. I take it you then have to pay to rewire the house even if it is practical to do. Your answers to this would be appreciated TIA.

[andysh]

PTC, I don't believe the house needs to be rewired as such. A new termination point goes to the house and this goes to a new router / modem with has fibre going into it. This then goes to the computers and phone. Guessing the phone is a VOIP sort of thing (such as Orcon Genius)

Just going on reasonable guesses here.

Also there is a good write up about a install if you want: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp...TopicId=105730

P.s. first post.. long time reader.

[POSSUM THE CAT]

ANDYSH so you are suggesting A wireless hot point and all phones will then have to be Wireless. This will still be expensive.

[andysh]

Hope not, there must be a way to use the existing wiring for the phone line but think it will again have to go through the router / modem as it looks like phones will be using data (VOIP). Again this is just guessing and by no way am an expert.

E.g. fibre come to router, router then has a POTS port (plain old telephone system) which then links into the existing wiring for telephone around the house.

[Major von Tempsky]

Waal, for those who had completely lost sight of it....amidst the usual interminable bureaucratic delays...which stretch the timetable out and out...today is scheduled as the 5th and last of the 5 important first steps for Chorus. See page AP of today's Press "Chorus = Price cut to phone lines expected".et seq. And higher up this thread for the other 4 steps.

Look for (a) whether the average price of access to unbundled phone lines is cut to $19.75 a month (bad) or only to $22.75 a month (good).
(b) any changes in the attitude of Stephen Gale vs alky left winger Ross Patterson.

Will the Government allow its plans for wide and early ultrafast broadband access to be derailed by unelected leftish tending bureaucrats?

[Major von Tempsky]

Waal, for those who had completely lost sight of it....amidst the usual interminable bureaucratic delays...which stretch the timetable out and out...today is scheduled as the 5th and last of the 5 important first steps for Chorus. See page A9 of today's Press "Chorus - Price cut to phone lines expected",et seq. And higher up this thread for the other 4 steps.

Look for (a) whether the average price of access to unbundled phone lines is cut to $19.75 a month (bad) or only to $22.75 a month (good).
(b) any changes in the attitude of Stephen Gale vs alky left winger Ross Patterson.

Will the Government allow its plans for wide and early ultrafast broadband access to be derailed by unelected leftish tending bureaucrats?

[Major von Tempsky]

Oh! très drôle....decision postponed (see bureaucratic delays) until June next year.
Does this mean that Chorus can keep charging at $24.75 a month until them?

If so its not such a bad decision....