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Chorus Says Q3 Fibre Connections Rise to 1.1 Million

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Chorus (ASX:CNU) said fibre connections grew by 13,000 in the fiscal third quarter to 1.1 million, up from a gain of 7,000 in the fiscal second quarter, according to a Wednesday Australia and New Zealand bourse filing.

The company said total fixed line connections rose by 3,000 from fiscal Q2 to 1.2 million, as fibre connections exceeded copper disconnections, reversing a decline of 8,000 in the fiscal first quarter.

Average monthly fibre data usage came in at 696 gigabytes in March, compared with 699 gigabytes in December 2025, the company said.

Chorus said its fibre footprint now covers 1.5 million addresses, with fibre uptake across those premises at 73.1%, up 0.7 percentage points in the fiscal third quarter.

The company's Kiwi shares rose 2% in recent Wednesday trade.

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