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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
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Fairfax going into the ISP business makes no sense

Stuff Fibre will lose a lot of money, ISP boss Brendan Ritchie says. Spark weighs in. With special feature audio: Fairfax chief executive Simon Tong on his efforts to diversify. UPDATED

Chris Keall
Wed, 10 Aug 2016

I’m really struggling to see why Fairfax wants to enter the ISP market through a joint venture with a start-up to launch Stuff Fibre.

Chief executive Simon Tong says, “We’re looking for opportunities to generate revenue that are not tied to advertising revenue.”

I get that part.

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Chris Keall
Wed, 10 Aug 2016
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