I am shifting to Geraldine in the next couple of months and just found that the Telecom switch is still a Neax 61k. Can anyone enlighten me if Telecom have any intentions of upgrading their old 1970s/80s technology 61k exchanges to something that will provide all the smartphone services like most of the rest of the county enjoys.
Alternatively, a reduction in the monthly rental for their customers connected to all the exchanges that they can't be bothered to upgrade. I feel such a discount would be appropriate in recognition of the provision of a service that is less than what most subscribers enjoy. This would then encourage Telecom's bean counters to take upgrading seriously rather than ignore the company's more regional outposts.
How does one effectively protest this inequality?