Reflections on "NZ pays too much for broadband"

NZ Compare published a press release saying New Zealand broadband prices rate in 128th place out of 223 nations. It asks “Do Kiwis pay too much?”

NZ Compare uses data from a survey by UK-based Cable.

Cable is a service provider, so hardly an independent observer of the market, but nevertheless this is the data we have to work with.

Average price of a broadband connection

The press release says the average cost of a broadband connection in New Zealand is US$48.60 (for the...