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djrm: For many years the rural community havent been subsided by anyone as the options were limited to satellite or locally created wireless. It is true that with the RBI the tax payers will be subsidising the rural community but then you urbanites get better access to public transport, sewerage works etc. I think in the end it probably equals out.
Anyhow I dont count Parau as being particularly urban when only 25 kms from Auckland CBD.
Rural users have been subsidised since 1991 when Telecom was privatised and the Kiwi Share created. Since then all telco's have had to pay this subsidy by way of the KSO / TSO levies. Vodafone for example have contributed around $20 million per year in the mid to late 00's for example, solely to fund unprofitable rural customers - a fee that ultimately I'm paying because I'm a Vodafone customer.
