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Support initiatives to improve broadband internet access in urban and rural areas
Develop decentralised community computing centres to ensure that people from all socio-economic groups have affordable access to computing facilities and the internet
Encourage greater development of communications systems as a substitute for air travel, and ensure government takes a lead in this area

Labour has a regulatory environment highly conducive to the roll out of super fast broadband. Now more must be done to roll that out across New Zealand
We have made available $250m for urban projects, $75m for rural, and $15m for international connections, as well as $160m+ for connectivity in health and education and around $10m for other new Digital Strategy initiatives
If regions in need of some additional economic stimulus have acceptable proposals, however, Labour will bring forward more of the funding into the first year

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Invest up to $1.5 billion over six years to accelerate the roll-out of a fibre-to-the-home network
Ensure that almost all premises can be linked into the main fibre grid with fibre right to their door
Accellerate broad-band roll out in rural and remote areas by refocussing the Broadband Challenge Fund

Provide all primary and secondary educational institutions, particularly those in rural areas, with up-to-date communications technology
Improve access to communications technology in rural and other isolated areas

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Develop a realistic timetable for broadband services into rural areas and hard-to-service urban areas
Commit the government to a minimum $500 million investment in broadband services by 2014