More than 100,000 households in urban areas are now able to connect to the ultra-fast broadband network, but only a fraction of that have signed up to it.
The project started 16 months ago and so far more than 1000 schools, which are priority connections, have access to both the UFB and rural broadband initiative.
Under the rural programme, 78,000 homes and businesses have improved access, while 14 of New Zealand's most remote schools have been connected to faster broadband.
And 2400 customers have signed up to a fibre-based service under the UFB programme, but the Government says this is in line with expectations.
By July next year, about 235,000 premises are to be covered by the UFB network and more than 100,000 rural homes and businesses will have access to faster broadband.
