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  16 Mar 2021

Texting, landlines decrease in New Zealand as internet usage rises - Commerce
Commission

  4:42 pm on 16 March 2021

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  New Zealanders are sending fewer text messages and disconnecting the
  landline but upping their internet usage, according to the latest
  telecommunications report from the Commerce Commission.
  Close up of african American woman hold modern cellphone texting
  messaging with friends, black millennial female using smartphone
  browsing internet connection, surfing web. Technology concept

  New Zealanders are texting less but their internet usage has increased
  by 37 percent, according to the Commerce Commission. Photo: 123RF

  The report shows for the year to June broadband usage grew 37 percent
  on the year earlier, likely accelerated by the Covid-19 lockdown, and
  more people opting for unlimited usage plans.

  Text messages sent fell 13 percent and landline connections were down
  12 percent, while copper connections fell 24 percent as more households
  moved to fibre networks.

  There were now 57 percent of of households on fibre, 13 percent on
  fixed wireless and 28 percent on copper.

  By 2023, 87 percent of households should be able to connect to fibre.

  Mobile roaming revenue fell by 20 percent for New Zealanders using
  their phone overseas, while revenue for overseas subscribers in New
  Zealand increased slightly.

  Affordability-wise mobile and fixed broadband remained more or less on
  par with the OECD average.

  Telecommunications Forum chief executive Geoff Thorn said the report
  showed New Zealanders continued to be well-served by the industry.

  "The report shows huge growth in broadband and mobile usage during
  2020, with New Zealanders relying more and more on their
  telecommunications providers as the pandemic forced massive changes in
  the way all of us learn, earn and live well."

  "At the same time, total retail telecommunications revenue fell by 4
  percent, reflecting both the impact of strong ongoing competition on
  retail prices as well as Covid-related revenue losses in some
  specialised services such as international mobile roaming."

  Thorn said while New Zealanders were benefiting from the industry's
  multi-billion investments in new networks and technologies, it was
  important the industry remained sustainable.

  "The Commerce Commission report shows the industry has invested $15.7
  billion over the past decade, and New Zealanders are relying on
  telecommunications services more than ever. Yet in that same decade,
  industry revenue has remained essentially flat, at around $5 billion
  per year.

  "As an industry, we face an ongoing challenge to achieve the necessary
  financial returns to invest in even better networks and services for
  the future."

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