Spark/Voda/2d JV wins Rural Broadband 2 funding — but Chorus gets a major consolation prize
Everyone's a winner as the government showers the rural and urban fibre rollouts with more cash.
An industry audience gathered at Mystery Creek at midday to hear who had won the $150 million Rural Broadband Initiative 2 tender: Chorus, a joint bid by Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees, or members of Wispa, a coalition of small ISPs.
But it turned out everyone was a winner as the government
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Spark/Voda/2d JV wins Rural Broadband 2 funding — but Chorus gets a major consolation prize
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