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TelstraClear Broadband

TelstraClear Broadband Internet NZ

TelstraClear Broadband Overview

TelstraClear Has 2 Broadband Product sets -

1. InHome Cable Broadband available in areas where TelstraClear has its own cable network in Wellington, Kapiti and Christchurch.

2. HomePlan PDQ (ADSL) Broadband available nationwide in areas where cable broadband is not available.

InHome

Whether you need a simple, low cost connection for email or a full-on, media-rich broadband gaming capability, TelstraClear has a InHome internet plan to suit. TelstraClears Cable Broadband lets you buy speed and usage in a way that avoids nasty bill shock and their range of dial up plans offer flexibility and value.

TelstraClear InHome Broadband Cable Internet Plans

Pretty Damn Quick Broadband (PDQ).

TelstraClear call it PDQ for short. Broadband means high speed internet, and historically it has either been too slow or expensive. Or if it appears affordable at the outset, things get scary when the bill arrives. PDQ is affordable, it's simple and you design it. Recommended if you want to: Be on the phone and the internet at the same time, Load web content fast, send or receive larger files quickly. Work from home.

Telstraclear broadband plans

TelstraClear Company History
New Zealand's isolation from the rest of the world has meant that New Zealanders have one of the world's highest per capita rates of telephone ownership. Rapidly evolving technologies have seen telecommunications in New Zealand develop beyond telephone use into data services, the Internet, in fact any type of communication.
Telecommunications is a vital component in expanding world trade markets and makes a major contribution to the global economy. The industry is very significant in New Zealand - it is estimated that New Zealand's telecommunications market is currently worth over $4 billion.

Up until 1989 all New Zealand's telecommunications facilities were owned and run by the New Zealand government through the Post Office. Legislation prevented competitors entering the market. As a result, New Zealanders experienced poor service, high prices, basic services and little or no innovation.

In April 1989 the New Zealand Government deregulated telecommunications, which meant that it removed laws that had previously prohibited other companies competing with Telecom. This opened the way for competition in what was poised to become the world's fastest-growing industry.

In 1990, CLEAR entered the market and revolutionised customer service. The company provided New Zealanders with a choice of telecommunications carriers as well as significantly higher levels of service and better value. Shortly afterwards Saturn Communications was established providing telephone and cable TV services to the Kapiti Coast near Wellington. In 1996 Telstra Corporation set up Telstra New Zealand and provided further competition. Telstra NZ and Saturn Communications merged in 1999 creating TelstraSaturn.

When the Government decided to free up the market, it recognised that the new SOE (now known as Telecom) could be in a powerful position to prevent competition. This was because over the decades the New Zealand taxpayer had funded a very valuable and extensive network that no newcomer to the market could reasonably be expected to duplicate.

Despite deregulation, new entrants continued to experience difficulty in achieving commercially viable access to Telecom's network, particulary to the residential market. CLEAR and TelstraSaturn separately invested millions of dollars to establish theor own state of the art fibre optic networks running the length of New Zealand. This enabled both companies to provide innovative and cost effective e-commerce solutions primarily to business while still remaining committed to residential consumers.

Recognising that together is better, TelstraSaturn purchased CLEAR Communications to create TelstraClear on 15 December 2001. TelstraClear's challenge is to lift New Zealand to the next level of international competitiveness.

The true value of allowing competition to flourish in the New Zealand telecommunications market can be appreciated by the savings to consumers since CLEAR and Saturn entered the market. It has been estimated that continually decreasing toll prices since CLEAR's entry into the market has saved New Zealanders at least $1 billion to date. Furthermore, competition drives telecommunications companies to improve the quality and development of their technologies. Recent innovations in voice, data and Internet communication would have been less likely had there not been competition.