TelstraClear Limited was New Zealand's second-largest telecommunications company before being acquired by Vodafone New Zealand in October 2012, previous to which it was a subsidiary of Australian company Telstra.
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14 Facts About TelstraClear
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In 2004, TelstraClear began offering residential line HomePlan services including broadband outside those areas where it has its own network, reselling the ADSL wholesale product from Telecom New Zealand, and investing millions in local loop unbundling, which entailed TelstraClear installing its own equipment in Telecom exchanges .
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TelstraClear had its beginnings in New Zealand with Kiwi Cable in the Kapiti Coast district, Clear Communications in 1990, and Telstra New Zealand in 1996.
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TelstraClear was then created by the merger of Telstra's TelstraSaturn and Clear Communications in December 2001.
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In March 2003, TelstraClear unveiled a new advertising campaign highlighting what the company saw as the increased competition and benefits the merger would create for New Zealand.
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TelstraClear had plans to expand its cable network into Auckland, but cancelled the plan in 2004 due to community opposition and questions about the business case.
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In 2004 TelstraClear made its first acquisition in the IT market with the purchase of Sytec, mainly for its IP telephony and security skills, in particular the specialist managed security subsidiary DMZGlobal.
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Services are available from the "on-net" areas, where TelstraClear has its own network technology based on copper wires or fibre.
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TelstraClear provided mobile data service through Vodafone, on their 3G GSM network since early 2010.
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DOCSIS TelstraClear offered DOCSIS cable modem internet access within TelstraClear's own network.
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TelstraClear operated the Hybrid Fibre Cable pay television network under the brand "InHomeTV".
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The agreement allowed TelstraClear to distribute and bill for services provided by SKY Network Television on its own InHome digital TV network.
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In May 2012 TelstraClear started sourcing its own Pay Per View movies and changes its branding to InHome Movies.
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In 2010, TelstraClear introduced the Prepaid Max card, which is only available online.
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