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old3eyes:antoniosk:old3eyes:freitasm: TCL did not deploy in Auckland because they were not allowed.As for "where", just look at Wellington's deployment and you will see they are present in a big part of the city, and in many suburbs - including some you probably would not classify as "affluent".
No. They were not allowed to deploy overhead cable. There was nothing to stop them deploying underground cable.
The volcanic rock that is under most of auckland might have a hand in the economics of digging up street - ie it's not economic! Overhead is cheaper in this respect.
Then pray tell me why then do Telecom, Clear, Power companies, Gas companies put their services under ground idf it's not economic. Sure there's lots of power and fone stuff still on polls here in Auckland usually in areas that the councils don't require to be put under ground. My powerr and fone are still fed from polls..
Telecom, Clear, Power companies, Gas companies have no choice, if they want to deploy services in areas where overhead is not allowed, they have to dig.
You can guarantee that TCL will have done their sums, and if there was a valid business case and viable return on investment, the JCBs would be straight out there. It's not only putting the glass and copper in the ground, there is the HFC infrastructure (head-ends, hubs, switches, backbone) to consider. Gone are the days when cable companies threw in network hoping to start making money from it in about 20 years or so.
