Telecommunications in New Zealand

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Telecommunications in New Zealand are fairly typical for an industrialised country.

Fixed-line broadband and telephone services are largely provided through copper-based networks, although fibre-based services are increasingly common. Spark New Zealand, Vodafone New Zealand, 2degrees and the Callplus group provide most services.

Mobile telephone services are provided by Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees, although a number of smaller mobile virtual network operators also exist.

Video Telecommunications in New Zealand

Telephones

Country calling code: 64
- The same code is also used to reach Scott Base in Antarctica and the United States base McMurdo Station nearby.
Mobile phone system:
- Number of mobile connections: 4.7 million (2010)
- Coverage available to approx 97% of the population.
- Operators:
  - 2degrees (operating GSM, UMTS and LTE)
    - Virtual network operators: Warehouse Mobile (owned by The Warehouse Group)
  - Spark New Zealand (operating UMTS, HSDPA and LTE)
    - Virtual network operators: Skinny (owned by Spark NZ), Digital Island, CallPlus/Slingshot, Compass
  - Vodafone New Zealand (operating GSM, UMTS, HSDPA and LTE)
    - Virtual network operators: Black+White, Orcon, M2
Fixed-line telephone system:
- Number of fixed line connections: 1.92 million (2000)
- Individual lines available to 99% of residences.
- Operators:
  - Chorus Limited
    - A large numbers of ISPs (referred to as "retail service providers") retail Chorus' connections to personal and business customers. Chorus does not retail internet connections.
Cable and microwave links:
- Domestic:
  - optical fibre and microwave links between cities
  - submarine optical fibre cables between North Island and South Island.
- International:
  - Submarine cables:
    - Southern Cross Cable (to Australia and Hawaii)
    - TASMAN 2 (Australia-New Zealand)
    - Tasman Global Access (Australia-New Zealand, completed March 2017)
    - Moana Cable (proposed)
    - Hawaiki Cable (proposed)
  - Satellite earth stations: 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

Maps Telecommunications in New Zealand

Radio

Radio broadcast stations: AM 124, FM 290, shortwave 4 (1998), 4 on Freeview digital satellite.
- See also: List of radio stations in New Zealand
Radios: 3.75 million (1997)

src: www.cia.gov

Television

Television broadcast stations: 41 (plus 52 medium-power repeaters and over 650 low-power repeaters) (1997)
- These transmit 4 nationwide free-to-air networks and a few regional or local single transmitter stations. Analogue was phased out between September 2012 and December 2013
- Digital Satellite pay TV is also available and carries most terrestrial networks.
- Freeview digital free satellite with a dozen SD channels, with SD feeds of the terrestrial HD freeview channels.
- Freeview, free-to-air digital terrestrial HD and SD content.
- Cable TV is available in some urban areas with Vodafone's broadband services.
- See also: List of New Zealand television channels
Televisions: 1.926 million (1997)

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Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 36 (2000)
Internet users: 2.11 million (2002)
Fixed internet connections: 1.24 million (2013)
Country code (Top level domain): .nz

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Telecommunications Development Levy

The government charges a $50 million Telecommunications Development Levy annually to fund improvements to communications infrastructure such as the Rural Broadband Initiative. It is payable by telecommunications firms with an operating revenue of over $10 million, in proportion to their qualified revenue.