The last time the Crown auctioned radio spectrum to our telcos, in 2014, it enjoyed a $249 million windfall between Spark ($149m), Vodafone NZ ($66m) and 2degr…
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Two hundred and forty nine million? And we wonder why our internet is still crap. All that money and I can't get fibre out here.
oath. Rural here too, we get scraps while they take millions.
another tax on us at the end of the day. telcos will just pass the cost on and we'll cop it in our bills. classic.
yeah nah you're right, we always get stung lol
facts. its a vicious cycle
ffs, they just can't help themselves can they. auction off the airwaves, pocket the cash, and then complain when the networks are shite. rinse and repeat.
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Work in the industry. Spectrum auctions are necessary but the govt needs to be smarter. If they bleed us dry, who pays? Same people complaining.
as a broke student i just want my data to not cost an arm and a leg pls
Remember when spectrum was free? me neither. get stuffed government.
they can't even give us decent coverage in 2026. joke.
Every time I see 'radio spectrum' I think of those old radio shows lol
I love how they always say 'could hit consumers' as if it won't definitely happen. Get ready for another $10 a month.
haha too true. they soften us up with 'could' then BAM
