There is a lady in Tawa who insists New Zealand is the cheapest place to live. I have always dismissed the idea. It has a lot to do with it being a small place with a small population, and therefore without the interest from a lot of players to get involved.
So, with mobile networks there has mainly been two: Telecom and Vodafone. There has been a small player piggy-backing onto Vodafone’s network. Now there is a significant 3rd player-2 degrees. They only do prepay, but it is currently half the price of the big two. Maybe a loss leader, but closer to level that a recent Commerce Commission report into the mobile industry suggested was an international equivalent.
Maybe things are on the move.
