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Skinny Jump – Subsidised Mobile Broadband for Low-Income Households

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Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 29% 88/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Skinny Jump delivers heavily subsidised 4G broadband at NZD $5/35 GB — a quarter of commercial pricing — to low-income New Zealand households, reaching 31,776 active connections by July 2024 through a 300+ community-partner network.

NZD $5 / 35 GB
Price
31,776
Active connections (by Jul 2024)
300+
Community partners
Skinny Jump – Subsidised Mobile Broadband for Low-Income Households

Details

Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
Spark Foundation / Skinny Mobile
Period
2016-present
Keywords
Low-income households, affordable connectivity, digital divide, mobile broadband

Context

Skinny Jump delivers heavily subsidised 4G broadband to low-income New Zealand households through a community-partner network.

Results

At NZD $5 per 35 GB — a quarter of commercial pricing — it reached 31,776 active connections by July 2024 through a 300+ community-partner network.

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