Whangarei to get regional broadband - Adieu "Fraudband"

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Posted Wed 30 April 2008 @ 11:01 a.m. by Ernie Newman

"Fraudband." That's the description TUANZ Board member and Enterpriose Northland representative Jane Hindle used yesterday to desribe creaky DSL services.

I love it and wish I'd thought of it first.

This interview on National Radio last night tells the full story. TelstraClear along with lines company Northpower is partnering to bring a new service to Whangarei. Adiue, Fraudband in the northern hub!

If it succeeds it will be good news. There have been false starts in this area so I'll stick to the Lindauer rioght now and save the Moet for the actual luanch. But hey, these regional projects are new, fraught with complications, and complex so we should be a bit tolerant.

Its good to see TelstraClear getting into forward gear again after a period under the radar. New Zealand needs them as a viable number two fixed line service provider. Good luck to all parties - I look forward to opening day!

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  • Quizzical says:

    So if people use DSL to watch porn, does that make it "Freudband?"

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  • Jane says:

    I imagine they are trying to prolong the experience, which is why they are watching it on ADSL in the first place :-)

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  • Hamish MacEwan says:

    REPORTER: Telstra says it's negotiated exclusive rights to Whangarei's fibre optic network for an initial set period, but eventually other telcos will also be able to use it as well. Hope the period is short, as short as sightedness that leads to these exclusive deals.

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  • Mick SC says:

    Saddened to hear of Telstra Clear's exclusivity, but well done for coining Fraudband and indeed Freudband. Just in time for Thursday in Wellington. Can someone please tell us all: Who has or will have paid for the Whangerei network? What does this network consist of? Who owns this network, and so has let this contract to Telstra Clear? There is an actual cost (cost of capital) of establishing a network. Such a network has tp be future-proofed, to an extent, so there will be unused capacity ab initio, the risk element. Cannot see why third parties cannot run their fibre through the ducts, and share the backhaul resources, while being charged a share of the actual costs (capital charges and rates) , the risk element and a realistic service contract. We should all be aware that the major telcos are seeking to recoup their fortunes from Broadband, (for the next 4 years Fraudband of which Freudband is a not insignificant use of capacity). This approach has been stomached (reluctantly) by Vodafone for its cell towers and related microwave links, so why not for Whangerei?Who knows the answers? Mick SC

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  • David S. Isenberg says:

    Fraudband was first coined, as far as I know, by Azeem Azhar, quoted in The Guardian wa back in 2001. See my blog from almost a year ago: http://isen.com/blog/2007/06/word-of-week-fraudband.html . . . notwithstanding, the word should be in much wider usage for the same reason that Eskimos have 27 words for snow :-)

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  • Jane says:

    Yes, David, I have to confess it wasn't my invention. But thanks for a great presentation at Telco Day and for putting Russell on the broadband map!

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