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We are ceasing the sale of copper services at 116 specified cabinets and 15 reactive cable ranges across 63 locations

Overview

We are ceasing the sale of copper services at 116 specified cabinets and 15 reactive cable ranges across 63 locations. With a newly built and future-proofed fibre broadband network soon to be available to 87% of Kiwis, New Zealand is now less dependent on the copper network for its broadband and phone needs.  Chorus is able to withdraw copper in areas where fibre is available.

 

What’s happening?

Our approach is generally cabinet by cabinet or, for other cables, where reactive maintenance drives withdrawal. 

Not every RSP will have customers in these trials, as volumes are small and targeted. Chorus has shared lists of impacted customers and cabinet areas with RSPs ahead of this sixth batch. If you have not been contacted at this time you don't have customers in this batch. 

We will continue to maintain and invest in the copper network where it’s needed. In areas where fibre isn’t yet built, or isn’t scheduled for build, our copper network will continue to offer consistent, reliable phone and broadband services.

 

The details 

This Stop Sell notice of Copper Services (initial notice here) covers the following 116 specified cabinets and 15 reactive cable ranges across 63 locations. These cabinets are in addition to those previously notified – full list available here under resources. 

Node

Location

Reactive Cable Range

ABB/AA

Anderson Bay

 

ALY/BK

Albany

 

AR/AM/C

Ashburton

 

ATN/AH/H

Alicetown

 

MBK/T

Arrowtown

 

BD/AH/AK/AT/BQ/CJ/G/H/Z

Birkenhead

 

BKL/C

Birkdale

 

BSY/AJ/AK/CL/CM/AV/Z

Browns Bay

 

CPC/N

Courtney Place

 

DA/AM/B/U

Devonport

 

DN/HS/L/Q

Dunedin Central

 

ELL/CB

Ellerslie

 

ETM/AB/AT/BD/Z

East Tamaki

 

FME/P

Flaxmere

 

FOR (exchange)

Forest Hill

 

FOR/A/AD/B/F/M/Q/R/T/U/W

Forest Hill

 

GDW/AZ

Glendowie

 

GLE/AK/AQ

Glen Eden

 

GLF/BV

Glenfield

 

GLT/C

Gleniti

 

HBC/P/W

Hibiscus Coast

 

HCK/GQ/GR/BT/S

Howick

 

HSN/CN

Henderson

 

IN/Q

Invercargill

 

JV/AM/L/P

Johnsonville

 

KIL/H/J

Kilbirnie

 

KNH/BA

Kandallah

 

LHT/AD/E/F

Lower Hutt

 

MKY/BA

Manukau

 

MRE/AT

Mangere

 

STK/AS/BB

Nelson

 

OAA/BM/BY/BZ/CA/CE

Otara

 

OH/AU

Otahuhu

 

OUN/V

Oamaru North

 

PM/BC

Palmerston North

 

POY/R

Ponsonby

 

PRM/AM/AX/B/F/N

Paraparaumu

 

PRO/H

Porirua

 

RD/BV

Richmond

 

RDB/T

Red Beach

 

RO/S/BX/DF

Rotorua

 

RSB/P

Ravensbourne

 

RUE/T

Remuera

 

SOD/BU

South Dunedin

 

STK/AF

Stoke

 

TMK/AK/BG

Tamaki

 

TNA/BH/AC/AJ/AR/AS/AV/BA/E/H

Takapuna

 

TNU/AQ

Te Anau

 

TWA/A/C/J/M

Tawa

 

UP/W

Upper Hutt

 

UPN/H

Upper Hutt North

 

WAE/Q

Waikanae

 

WN/AV

Wellington

 

WTB/Q

Whitby

 

Grove Road Blenheim

Blenheim

BM 12 1-800

Temuka Orari HWY

Timaru

TK H 201-225

Horokiwi Rd 3 Newlands Wellington

Johnsonville

JV 110 1-1000

Kawerau Cable #3 Feeder

Kawerau

KEU 3 301-600

31 Esplanade Ave, Mt Eden, AK

Mount Eden

MOD AU 1-100

Kohunui Rd, Ngatea

Ngatea

NGT J 151-200

Grove Rd Papakura, Auckland.

Papakura

PAK BS 101-165 & PAK BS 167-300

Halstead Rd Pleasant Point

Pleasant Point

PLP 2 201-300

Opapa Street

Titahi Bay

TIB 25 476-490

The Terrace Wellington CBD

Wellington

WN 456 1-1800

Lakeside Drive Wanaka

Wanaka

WNK BB 481-490

If you place orders for connection off these cabinets, you will receive a response in Wireline stating that "Copper Withdrawal is Underway for this address”. It may be prudent to consider changes to your order journey for these locations. Please contact us if you would like to discuss a specific order.

 

Next steps

If you would like further information on copper withdrawal, please visit our copper withdrawal in-flight project page.

 

Contact

For any queries, please contact your Service Delivery Manager