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Pacific Fibre locks in $NZ91m capacity sale to REANNZ

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http://www.itwire.com – Pacific Fibre, the New Zealand company that is hoping to build a new submarine cable link from Australia and New Zealand to the USA, has signed a long term binding capacity sale agreement with REANNZ - operator of the New Zealand research and education network - for $NZ91m. (IT news)

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