The Marlborough District Council breached an agreement with the government by allowing telecommunication businesses to provide broadband off the back of its licence.
Marlborough Mayor John Leggett, right, is satisfied with Marlborough District Council chief executive Mark Wheeler s investigation into the complaint.
Photo: Chloe Ranford / LDR
The council secured a licence from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment in 2018 to bring internet and mobile coverage to residents of Marlborough, on the condition that it did so within two years and six months.
But when the deadline came around in July last year, the council publicly announced it was ditching its plans to get into telecommunications and moving onto data collection. The council realised it would cost about $41 million to provide 99 per cent of its residents with decent broadband.
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Milestone 250th tower continues to improve rural connectivity
The Government has welcomed the completion of the 250
th 4G mobile tower, as part of its push for better rural connectivity.
Waikato s Wiltsdown, which is roughly 80 kilometres south of Hamilton, is home to the new tower, deployed by the Rural Connectivity Group to enable improved service to 70 homes and businesses in the surrounding area.
Nationally, Government-funded connectivity programmes under the Rural Broadband Initiative Phase 2 (RBI2) have improved connectivity for more than 62,000 rural households and businesses. This Government is committed to ensuring that more rural communities enjoy the social and economic benefits of fast, reliable broadband connection, said David Clark.