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Explaining our HSNS/DFAS install contribution

We'd like to clarify our contribution to premises wiring for HSNS/DFAS connections. 
In Multi Dwelling Units (MDUs) an HSNS or DFAS installation consists of several components.

MDU internal cabling

Diagram key:

A = Building Comms room / Chorus fibre demarcation point.

B = Chorus customer fibre termination box. This is installed in customer's comms or server room where the service is required,.

C = Chorus Media Converter (if HSNS) or presented as pigtail (for DFAS/Glass only). This part of the installation between B & C is at no cost to the customer.

Light blue line = Chorus communal network.

Red line = Fibre lead-in from the premises boundary to an external termination point.

Dotted line = Chorus fibre internal cabling from demarcation to customer site. This is backbone cabling within the MDU.

Yellow line = Premises wiring between the backbone cabling and your customer’s tenancy.

IBT = Inside Boundary Trenching for sites with no lead-in duct requiring the install of Chorus duct from boundary or communal network, into the site.

 

Our contribution:

Location   Multi Dwelling Unit Single Dwelling Unit
Chorus UFB Built 1 2
  Unbuilt 1 2
Chorus UFB2 Built 2 2
  Unbuilt 1 2
Rest of NZ   1 2

1 – Contribution rules

  • The first $1000 worth of backbone cabling past the internal distribution frame to your customer’s tenancy is included in the install.
  • Most premises wiring from the backbone cabling to the media converter in your customer’s tenancy (or pigtail) is also provided free of charge.
  • If any non-standard internal wiring work is required, a quote will be sent for approval before we proceed with the installation.
  • The charges for the lead-in fibre will vary depending on the area.

2 – Contribution rules

  • The extension from the external termination point at the premises, to the media converter in your customer’s tenancy (or pigtail) is provided free of charge.
  • The charges for the lead-in fibre will vary depending on the area.

 

Next steps

Please contact your service delivery manager with any queries or feedback.