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Chorus GM in charge of UFB, RBI rollout resigns

Chorus’ executive in charge of building its tax-payer funded broadband programmes will leave the telecommunications network operator at the end April. General manager of network build Chris Dhyrberg decided to resign from Chorus over Christmas, and will stay on for another three months, the company said in a statement. Dhyrberg has been responsible for the roll-out of the ultra-fast broadband …

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MARKET CLOSE NZ shares snap 3-day slide; Xero, Chorus gain

New Zealand shares rose, snapping a three-day slide as equity markets across the Asia-Pacific region generally gained. Xero resumed its climb after two US funds gave the company equity capital and Chorus clawed back from its regulator-induced plunge. The NZX 50 Index rose 16.11 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4023.36. Within the index, 23 stocks rose, 14 fell and 13 …

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MARKET CLOSE NZ shares fall a second day as Chorus extends slide, Xero drops

New Zealand shares fell for a second day, retreating from a five-year high as Chorus extended its slide on concerns about price regulation and Xero fell from a record high. The NZX 50 Index dropped 33.396 points, or 0.8 percent, to 4015.69. Within the index, 29 stocks fell, nine rose and 12 were unchanged. Turnover was about $190 million, with …

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Standard and Poor’s downplays draft regulation impact on Chorus credit rating

Standard & Poor’s has downplayed the threat of looming price regulation to access Chorus’s switchgear on its ageing copper lines, saying the final ruling will probably be amended given the highly political nature of the fibre network. The regulator yesterday released a draft determination that would cut what Chorus can charge internet service providers for accessing its unbundled copper network …

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MARKET CLOSE NZ shares mixed; Chorus falls on regulatory threat, Xero soars

New Zealand shares fell after telecommunications network operator Chorus said a draft view of price curbs proposed by the regulator could wipe $160 million from earnings. Xero soared to a record after raising funds from US investors. The NZX 50 Index fell 0.99 points, or 0.02 percent, to 4049.09. Within the index, 20 stocks rose, 15 fell and 15 were …

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Chorus wins in push-back against proposed copper pricing, faces smaller reductions

Chorus, the telecommunications network operator, won’t have to cut its prices for copper-line services as deeply as initially feared after the antitrust regulator set pricing over the unbundled copper local loop. The Commerce Commission has set the new geographically averaged price at $23.52 per month per line from Dec. 1, 2014, a 3.9 percent reduction to the prices set in …

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