The RBI-funded infrastructure will all be open-access, encouraging competition among service providers by offering wholesale DSL and wireless packages, as well as giving other service providers the option of co-locating (putting their own hardware) on the Vodafone-managed cellsites.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | |
| Rural schools connected | 60% | 75% | 83% | 60% | 75% | 83% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealanders in RBI areas with access to fixed wireless broadband | 25% | 41% | 56% | 69% | 77% | 80% |
| New Zealanders in RBI areas with access to fixed broadband | 27% | 37% | 45% | 52% | 57% | 57% |
