Got the following notification of Broadband price increase from Fyx... :-(
From my billing perspective the reduction in data costs @ 10Gb / Mth saves me 70c but I paid an additional 19.64.

This sucks..




"Important changes to broadband charges

You may have read in the media recently about the industry-wide changes resulting from a Commerce Commission review. This has affected all telecommunication companies, including Fyx (Maxnet). These changes include a new pricing structure imposed by Chorus, who manage and maintain New Zealand’s national network.

As a result, there is now one Fyx price for both clothed (a broadband service which includes a traditional phone line) and naked DSL connections (a broadband service without a phone line).

Therefore, effective from your next invoice, your Fyx connection fee will be:

$49.94 per month
and $0.23 cents per GB
of data used (previously $0.30 cents per GB).
All pricing includes GST.

This is great news for customers who subscribe to a naked DSL service (the majority of our customers), as it means a decrease in your monthly connection fee of $5.36 per month and a lower cost per GB.

Unfortunately for those customers with a traditional phone line (clothed connection) there will be an increase of $19.64 in your base connection cost. We sincerely regret this but have been left with no option due to the imposed increase from Chorus.

What happens next?

These changes will automatically apply on your next invoice (March). You do not need to do anything. However, if you have any concerns, please contact us.

Fyx – first choice for flexibility

As well as writing to you about this change, we want to thank you for your custom and remind you why our flexible and reliable service continues to win customers. Here’s why:

Pay-as-you-go – no contracts
No capped data – no waste and no limit
No throttling of data
High performance underlying network provided by Vocus Communications
Please feel free to contact us on 0800 399 2669 during business hours if you have any questions."