references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message chorus nz ltd type public company traded as nzx cnu industry communications founded 2011 ; 5 years ago headquarters wellington new zealand area served new zealand key people mark ratcliffe ceo products telecommunications fibre optic infrastructure website chorus.co.nz chorus is a provider of telecommunications infrastructure throughout new zealand . it is listed on the nzx stock exchange and is in the nzx 50 index . it is the owner of the majority of telephone lines and exchange equipment in new zealand . it is also responsible for building approximately 70 % of the new fibre optic ultra fast broadband network . it has received a government subsidy of 929 million to build the new fibre network . 1 the company was demerged from telecom new zealand in 2011 now spark as a condition of winning the majority of the contracts for the government s ultra fast broadband initiative . 2 by law it can not sell directly to consumers 3 instead it provides wholesale services to retailers . contents 1 products 1.1 copper 1.2 fibre 2 history 3 references 4 external links products edit a chorus van copper edit see also internet in new zealand dsl most of the telephone infrastructure in new zealand is owned by chorus . as of january 2014 update chorus can provide adsl service to 97.3 % and vdsl2 up to 70 10 mbit s service to 62.4 % of its copper phone lines . contrary to the usual practice overseas most connections are at full speed instead plans differ in the amount of data included . 4 as dsl is sensitive to distance the closer the customer is to the equipment the faster the connections . chorus has implemented a fibre to the node also known as cabinetisation project to bring the equipment closer to the user so 91 % of the lines are able to access an adsl2 connection of 10mbit s or more . 5 6 the copper loop is unbundled so operators like vodafone orcon and callplus slingshot can install their own equipment at telephone exchanges and just rent the copper line from chorus . as of december 2013 update 130 000 7 % lines are unbundled . 7 fibre edit chorus is responsible for installing most of the government s ultra fast broadband ufb fibre . ufb is planned to connect about 80 % of the population to 200mbit s services throughout new zealand with a particular focus on schools and hospitals in the early stages of the programme . in april 2013 it signed contracts with visionstream and downer worth nz 1 billion to build its part of new zealand s ultrafast broadband network after receiving a government subsidy of 929 million . 1 early in 2014 transfield services signed agreements to help build the ufb network . 8 history edit telecom created chorus as a separate business unit in 2008 . in 2011 chorus won most of the contracts for the ufb fibre network . a condition of the contracts is that chorus be demerged into a separate company . 9 this was recommended unanimously by the telecom board of directors and approved by 99.8 % of telecom shareholders . on december 1 2011 chorus was formally separated from telecom and listed on nzx . chorus got telecom s copper lines cabinets most telephone exchange buildings dslams and some fibre backhaul . telecom retained the relationship with retail customers the pots telephone exchange equipment some fibre backhaul the shares in southern cross cable and the xt mobile network . on august 8 2014 telecom was rebranded as spark . the company is part of new zealand telecommunications forum . references edit a b chorus signs 1b broadband deals . 3 news nz . april 17 2013 . steve hart 6 november 2012 . businesses looking keen to join the fibre revolution . new zealand herald . telecommunications act 2001 no 103 as at 28 may 2015 public act new zealand legislation . www.legislation.govt.nz . retrieved 2016 09 25 . international price comparison for retail fixed line telecommunications services 2013 . commerce commission . 23 december 2013 . isbn 978 1 869453 48 0 . broadband technology . chorus . retrieved 12 march 2014 . benchmarking broadband . chorus . retrieved 12 march 2014 . chorus interim fy14 results pdf . chorus . 28 february 2014 . transfield wins 88 mln chorus contracts after protracted negotiations . sharechat.co.nz . february 27 2014 . telecom chorus separation commerce commission . www.comcom.govt.nz . retrieved 2015 09 02 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to chorus limited . official website chorus network upgrade map v t e nzx 50 companies of new zealand as of september 19 2016 a2 milk company air new zealand anz argosy property auckland international airport chorus coats contact energy ebos fisher & paykel healthcare fletcher building fonterra shareholders fund freightways genesis energy goodman property trust heartland bank infratil kathmandu kiwi property mainfreight mercury energy meridian energy 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