<s>
The	O
Ultra-Fast	B-Protocol
Broadband	I-Protocol
initiative	O
is	O
a	O
New	O
Zealand	O
Government	O
programme	O
of	O
building	O
fibre-to-the-home	B-Architecture
networks	O
covering	O
87%	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultra-Fast	B-Protocol
Broadband	I-Protocol
project	O
plans	O
to	O
provide	O
speeds	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100Mbit/s	O
downstream	O
and	O
50Mbit/s	O
upstream	O
,	O
though	O
upgradable	O
to	O
10	O
times	O
that	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
aims	O
to	O
have	O
optical	B-Architecture
fibre	I-Architecture
available	O
to	O
all	O
schools	O
and	O
public	O
hospitals	O
,	O
most	O
private	O
health	O
facilities	O
and	O
most	O
businesses	O
by	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
used	O
is	O
gigabit-capable	O
passive	B-Architecture
optical	I-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
(	O
GPON	B-Architecture
)	O
for	O
residential	O
customers	O
,	O
and	O
point	O
to	O
point	O
for	O
large	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Protocol
fibre	I-Protocol
is	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
89	O
retail	O
providers	O
offering	O
UFB	B-Protocol
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
gigabit	O
residential	O
service	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
1Gbit/s	O
download	O
and	O
500Mbit/s	O
upload	O
and	O
Business	O
gigabit	O
services	O
(	O
with	O
higher	O
CIR	O
(	O
committed	O
information	O
rates	O
)	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
all	O
UFB	B-Protocol
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
unlimited	O
residential	O
UFB	B-Protocol
plans	O
start	O
from	O
NZ	O
$69.00	O
for	O
30Mbps	O
download	O
/	O
10	O
Mbps	O
upload	O
(	O
50/10	O
at	O
same	O
cost	O
in	O
Chorus	O
areas	O
)	O
NZ	O
$72.00	O
for	O
100Mbps	O
download	O
/	O
20	O
Mbps	O
upload	O
(	O
200/20	O
at	O
same	O
cost	O
in	O
Enable	O
areas	O
starting	O
1	O
July	O
2018	O
)	O
and	O
NZ	O
$99.99	O
for	O
1000Mbps	O
download	O
/	O
500	O
Mbps	O
upload	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
must	O
arrange	O
the	O
final	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
UFB	B-Protocol
network	O
with	O
their	O
ISP	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
turn	O
arranges	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
relevant	O
fibre	O
network	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
ONT	O
provides	O
four	O
gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
ports	O
and	O
two	O
ATA	B-Protocol
phone	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
have	O
ONTs	O
that	O
provide	O
WiFi	O
,	O
or	O
radio	B-Device
over	I-Device
fiber	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
There	O
are	O
33	O
points	O
of	O
interconnect	O
(	O
POIs	O
)	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
UFB	B-Protocol
candidate	O
area	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
ISPs	O
offer	O
nationwide	O
UFB	B-Protocol
services	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
majority	O
only	O
focus	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
UFB	B-Protocol
project	O
consisted	O
of	O
33	O
areas	O
covering	O
75%	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
and	O
was	O
completed	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
complete	O
list	O
of	O
all	O
UFB	B-Protocol
locations	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UFB	B-Protocol
project	O
started	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
National	O
Party	O
's	O
2008	O
election	O
promise	O
of	O
an	O
Ultra-Fast	B-Protocol
Broadband	I-Protocol
Initiative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
Ultra-Fast	B-Protocol
Broadband	I-Protocol
network	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
subject	O
to	O
the	O
regulations	O
placed	O
on	O
other	O
telecommunications	O
companies	O
by	O
the	O
Commerce	O
Commission	O
until	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
protests	O
by	O
telecommunications	O
companies	O
,	O
consumer	O
groups	O
and	O
opposition	O
parties	O
,	O
the	O
government	O
allowed	O
Crown	B-Protocol
Fibre	I-Protocol
Holdings	I-Protocol
to	O
be	O
regulated	O
by	O
the	O
Commerce	O
Commission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Government	O
released	O
a	O
discussion	O
document	O
which	O
sought	O
views	O
on	O
how	O
prices	O
for	O
UFB	B-Protocol
services	O
should	O
be	O
set	O
after	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
