Informer 347: 21 March 2016

From 1 July 2016 we will be changing some of the pricing for our fibre services, in line with our UFB services glide path.

What's happening?

From 1 July 2016, pricing for a number of Evolve, Accelerate and Education plans will change to meet the glide path commitments in our contract with Crown Fibre Holdings (CFH).

What's the detail?

The Chorus UFB service agreement price list provides pricing for all NGA plans. The price changes will apply to the following offers:

NGA Evolve plans:

 Item Service componentPlan nameOld priceNew price

4.1GPON Bitstream 30Mbps down/10Mbps up with 2.5Mbps symmetrical CIR with ATA port service monthly chargeEvolve 1$38.50$39.50

4.2GPON Bitstream 30Mbps down/10Mbps up with 2.5Mbps CIR up/10Mbps CIR down with ATA port service monthly charge Evolve 2$42.25$43.25

4.3GPON Bitstream 100Mbps down/50Mbps up with 2.5Mbps CIR up/10Mbps CIR down with ATA port service monthly charge Evolve 4$54.00$53.00

The following accelerate plans will also change from 1 July 2016:

• Home Fibre 50 from $38.50 to $39.50
• Gigatown Residential from $38.50 to $39.50
• Home Fibre 300 from $41.00 to $42.00
• Evolve 100-50-2.5-2.5 from $46.00 to $47.00

Educational plans:

 Item Service componentPlan nameOld priceNew price

4.33GPON Bitstream Educational Services 100 Mbps down/100Mbps up with 10Mbps CIR symmetrical service monthly charge

NGA Education 3
 

$130.71$124.29

4.34Bitstream Educational Services 100Mbps down/100Mbps up with 10Mbps CIR service monthly chargeTo be confirmed$247.14$237.86

4.35Bitstream Educational Services 1Gbps down/1Gbps up with 10Mbps CIR service monthly chargeTo be confirmed$302.14$292.86

4.36P2P Bitstream Educational Services 100 Mbps down/100Mbps up with 10Mbps CIR symmetrical service monthly chargeHSNS Premium$247.14$237.86

4.37P2P Bitstream Educational Services 1Gbps down/1Gbps up with 10 CIR symmetrical service monthly chargeHSNS Premium$302.14$292.86

From 1 July 2016 the Accelerate Education 4 plan will also change from $130.71 to $124.29.

The educational prices are only available to the approved list of educational organisations agreed between Chorus and MBIE, this list is provided on Chorus website and at http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/list-of-nz-schools.

For a detailed list of all NGA offers please refer to the reference offer or our rate card on our customer website.

These rate changes also apply to approved educational organisations with connections that are outside the UFB area, e.g. RBI schools with Education 3 connections.

All current connections will be re-priced effective 1 July 2016 and this change will be reflected on your next bill. A manual adjustment may apply.

Who should I contact?

For more information please contact your Account Manager