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Orcon smashes the price of broadband

Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 9:21 am | Orcon Internet

Orcon Internet is leading the charge to provide New Zealanders with affordable broadband with today¹s launch of a new $19.95 broadband plan. For the first time in New Zealand history, the price of broadband has gone below the average price of dial-up. This ... More >>

Orcon sees extra growth due to Xtra's outages

Thursday, 1 June 2006, 2:21 pm | Orcon Internet

A dramatic increase in customers joining Orcon Internet has been attributed to recent outages on Telecom’s network. More >>

Orcon Trialing Status Text Notification Service

Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 10:35 am | Orcon Internet

Orcon is proud to announce it is now trialing a new Status Text Notification (STaN) service, reaffirming our commitment to innovation and outstanding customer support. More >>

Fight for good LLU starts now, don't forget rural

Thursday, 4 May 2006, 4:08 pm | Orcon Internet

After many months of meeting with MPs from a number of political parties and working with industry interest groups (ISPANZ), Orcon believes the hard work for LLU starts now. There are a number of issues still to be worked out such as tenancy costs (power, ... More >>

Orcon believes $10 broadband viable with LLU

Thursday, 4 May 2006, 9:18 am | Orcon Internet

New Zealand's 4th largest broadband provider Orcon believes that the Governments announcement that LLU is finally here, will mean it can deliver $10 broadband within two years says CEO Seeby Woodhouse. More >>

Orcon Internet acquires WISE Net

Friday, 21 April 2006, 12:40 am | Orcon Internet

Orcon Internet Ltd is pleased to announce that Masterton based ISP WISE Net has joined the Orcon group through a recent acquisition. There are some wonderful synergies between Orcon and WISE Net, with Orcon General Manager of Operations and Regulatory ... More >>

Orcon adds even more capacity to broadband network

Tuesday, 21 March 2006, 11:27 am | Orcon Internet

Orcon is pleased to announce it has increased its international network capacity by a further 20%, meaning Orcon customers have more provisioned bandwidth per customer than many other ISPs in New Zealand. The additional bandwidth allows Orcon customers ... More >>

Orcon releases new plans with faster speeds

Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 9:48 am | Orcon Internet

Orcon Media Release - Orcon releases new plans, first ISP to offer faster speeds After many weeks of working with Telecom on new broadband plans, Orcon is pleased to announce it is the first ISP to conclude its negotiations and start offering 3.5Mbit ... More >>

If you 'loaf' fast connections, join Orcon

Thursday, 2 March 2006, 3:13 pm | Orcon Internet

This mornings protest by Slingshot founder Annette Presley on the affordability of broadband in New Zealand is viewed by Orcon as a creative way to throw some 'dough' at highlighting a national issue. While we are sure Telecom will view the stunt as ... More >>

Orcon consults on MP's telecommunications review

Wednesday, 1 March 2006, 12:27 am | Orcon Internet

Orcon's General Manager of Regulatory Affairs Scott Bartlett spent Monday in Wellington meeting with the Minister of IT and Communications David Cunliffe. Mr. Bartlett says he was pleased to have the opportunity to give input into the wholesale review process ... More >>

Xtra's Plans Mediocre says Orcon

Monday, 13 February 2006, 2:14 pm | Orcon Internet

Telecom's new broadband plans that were released this morning are 'mediocre at best' says Orcon's General Manager of Operations and Regulatory Scott Bartlett. More >>

Orcon enters website and online application market

Thursday, 9 February 2006, 4:53 pm | Orcon Internet

Orcon Internet is pleased to announce that it is now able to offer the full range of website design and development services to kiwi businesses. With a complete product range of both static and dynamic sites available, Orcon's in-house designers, developers ... More >>

Kiwi Companies Help Prevent Disease

Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 5:08 pm | Orcon Internet

Few people would expect that things could get any worse in areas affected by last months Tsunami. However the World Health Organisation has warned that the death toll of around 150,000 people could double, and that a further 150,000 people are currently ... More >>

Orcon Warns Unbundling a Threat to Broadband

Wednesday, 18 August 2004, 8:23 am | Orcon Internet

Currently the New Zealand telecommunications environment is going through a period of rapid and exciting change, and we’re very close to the point where competition in the marketplace could provide affordable broadband to the masses. Now that we’ve ... More >>

ORCON Extends Network Reach

Tuesday, 11 May 2004, 12:13 am | Orcon Internet

Internet Service Provider Orcon will be extending its network as the first company to trial Telecom’s new unbundled partial circuit (UPC) service. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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