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Hey, Google, Don't forget to stop in New Zealand on your way! #

By Lexx Greatrex Posted Friday 21st September 2007 22:44 GMT

Just a little detour south and you can hook us Kiwi's into the cable too. We are also totally fed up with the telco's charging horrendous rates for international traffic. Because of this we New Zealanders enjoy the dishonor of paying some of the highest fees for broadband in the world. Save us too Google!

Free VoIP at some point? #

By JeffyPooh Posted Friday 21st September 2007 22:58 GMT

Once Google has girdled the world, then it'll be a short step to offer free everything (with small harmless ads along one side).

"Google commented in a we-decline-to-comment kind of way." #

By Anonymous Coward Posted Saturday 22nd September 2007 12:27 GMT

I'm glad you didn't say that.

But it sounds like a drop in the ocean to me.

@jeffyPooh #

By the Jim bloke Posted Sunday 23rd September 2007 00:24 GMT

? small ads alongside VoIP ?

I have enough trouble with the little voices inside my head already, without letting Google take them over.

Laying cable to the antipodes #

By Anonymous Coward Posted Monday 24th September 2007 05:19 GMT

That's a one heck of a long Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle !

Stopping in New Zealand #

By Steve again Posted Monday 24th September 2007 05:42 GMT

Lexx

Worry yourself not. Of course Google will route the cable via New Zealand. In fact, the whole point of the cable is to prepare for their office move to a disused extinct volcano here as El Reg reported 18 months ago:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/08/you_only_search_twice/