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- ↑ "ISP wired about ultrafast network". Stuff.co.nz. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ↑ "Speedier internet link for Hamilton". Stuff.co.nz. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ↑ "Netsmart - Lightwire". Lightwire Limited. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
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