ISPANZ
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The Internet Service Providers Association of New Zealand (ISPANZ) is an organisation formed by internet service providers in New Zealand
. Its 25 members include all major ISPs except the largest Xtra
.
It's objectiveshttp://ispanz.org.nz/ISPANZ_objectives are:
It has been pushing for LLU
, which was recently announced by the New Zealand Government.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Its 25 members include all major ISPs except the largest Xtra
Xtra (ISP)
Xtra Limited is New Zealand's largest Internet service provider . It was founded in 1996 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telecom New Zealand. Xtra has provided dial-up Internet access throughout New Zealand since its inception...
.
It's objectiveshttp://ispanz.org.nz/ISPANZ_objectives are:
- To promote and facilitate the effective functioning of the Internet in NZ as an open system.
- To promote wide connectivity and diverse styles of delivery for the Internet.
- To promote a fully competitive market place for Internet Services.
- To inform concerning the possibilities for advancement of Internet services in NZ, and contribute to the wide understanding of the techniques and economics used in providing telecommunications infrastructure for the Internet.
- To encourage diversity, innovation, cooperation and independence for Internet Service Providers, resellers and Internet users in NZ.
It has been pushing for LLU
Local loop unbundling
Local loop unbundling is the regulatory process of allowing multiple telecommunications operators to use connections from the telephone exchange to the customer's premises...
, which was recently announced by the New Zealand Government.
Members
- ICONZ Ltd
- Quik Internet New ZealandQuik Internet (NZ) LtdQuik Internet Limited was a New Zealand based ISP, which began trading in 1998. It offered dialup, broadband and toll services nationwide. On 4 September 2006 it merged with the larger New Zealand ISP Ihug....
- Quickernet Limited and eznet
- Maxnet
- ihug LimitedIHUGihug was New Zealand's third largest ISP , before it was bought, then absorbed by Vodafone New Zealand . According to 2005 estimates, it had over 100,000 internet and phone subscribers...
- Wave Internet
- PC net
- ISPNZ Limited
- Actrix Networks Limited
- CallPlusCallPlusCallPlus is a New Zealand telecommunications company, parent of internet service provider Slingshot. It provides voice and data communication services to business customers. CallPlus is the fourth-largest telecommunications company in New Zealand, with revenues of over NZ$100 million .Annette...
- InSPire Net Limited
- WiseNet Limited
- iGRIN Internet -The Internet Group Northland Ltd
- Compass Communications Ltd
- Slingshot InternetSlingshot (ISP)Slingshot is a New Zealand owned telecommunications company. Founded in 2001, it is one of the major internet service providers in New Zealand. Slingshot is a subsidiary of CallPlus Services Ltd, the majority of which is owned by Annette Presley and her ex-husband Malcolm Dick, with ex-CEO Martin...
- QuicksilverQuicksilver (ISP)Quicksilver was an ISP based in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand. It offered broadband, dialup and toll's services around New Zealand. Quicksilver was an activity of Mercury Telecommunications Ltd, a company formed by Matthew Hobbs and Mark Frater, both ex-employees of CLEAR...
- Splurge Internet
- Snap Internet Limited
- TelstraClearTelstraClearTelstraClear is New Zealand's second-largest telecommunications company and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telstra Corporation , with around 400,000 customers....
- ParadiseParadise.netTelstraClear's Paradise.net is a New Zealand ISP offering dial-up and high-speed internet. It is the second largest ISP in New Zealand , and a competitor of Xtra, an ISP owned by Telecom....
- Plain Communications Limited
- Globe.Net Communications Limited
- Orcon Internet LimitedOrcon Internet LimitedOrcon Internet Limited , is a state-owned New Zealand telecommunications company. It is currently New Zealand's fourth largest ISP.-History:...
- Tasman Solutions Limited
- Earthlight Communications Ltd
- iSERVE Ltd
- ReiverNet
See also
- Broadband Internet Access (New Zealand)