Q1 FY27 Connections Update

Chorus Limited
Level 10, 1 Willis Street
P O Box 632
Wellington
New Zealand

Email: company.secretary@chorus.co.nz


STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

30 October 2026

Q1 FY27 Connections Update

Chorus today released its connections update for the Q1 FY27 period from 1 July 2026 to
30 September 2026. Please see the Appendix for detailed Q1 FY27 connections data.

Chorus’ total fixed line connections at the end of September 2026 increased slightly to
1,192,000 (vs 1,191,000 in June 2026), with net fibre connections increase of 5,000
lines partly offset by 4,000 copper disconnections in the quarter.

Fibre connections increase quarter on quarter

Total fibre connections were 1,152,000 at the end of September 2026, increasing by
approximately 5,000 lines in the quarter.

Fibre uptake across Chorus’ wider fibre network footprint, excluding other local fibre
company areas, lifted by 0.3% to 76.2%. Fibre uptake across the major urban areas –
Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin – were above 78%. Fibre uptake in UFB1 areas was at
77.7% at the end of September.

Fibre continues to perform as data use grows

The continued growth in everyday fibre usage and event-driven peaks highlights fibre’s
ability to support New Zealanders’ increasing data demands. Average monthly fibre
usage reached 741GB in September 2026, up 11% year on year, compared with 731GB
in June 2026. The highest monthly average data usage was 760GB in July.

The fibre network continued to perform through major traffic events, including sports
streaming, school holiday demand and gaming updates. The first week of July was the
busiest week on the Chorus network with 208 PB transferred while a Fortnite update
produced peak throughput of 4.9 terabits per second, the highest this calendar year.
21% of all fibre connections used over 1 TB of data and 5% used over 2 TB.

Meanwhile plan activity remained stable with demand for 1Gbps+ at 25% while 500Mbps
plans were 60% resulting in a total of 85% of plans on 500Mbps or greater. Our Home
Fibre Starter (100/20Mbps) plan grew by 14,000 to 162,000 in Q1 FY27.

Copper retirement nears end within fibre footprint

A total of 4,000 copper lines disconnected in the quarter, leaving approximately 40,000
services at the end of September, almost all are outside of the existing specified fibre
area footprint.

Authorised by:

Drew Davies
Chief Operating Officer

ENDS


For further information:

Shannon Goldstone
Head of Corporate Affairs & Sustainability
Phone: 0800 763 000
Email: Shannon.Goldstone@chorus.co.nz

Aleida White
Head of Investor Relations
Mobile: +64 21 155 8837
Email: Aleida.White@chorus.co.nz

APPENDIX: QUARTERLY CONNECTIONS DATA

Q1 FY26 Q2 FY26 Q3 FY26 Q4 FY26 Q1 FY27
30-Sept-25 31-Dec-25 31-Mar-26 30-Jun-26 30-Sept-26
CONNECTIONS:
Fibre (broadband GPON + premium) 1,122,000 1,129,000 1,142,000 1,147,000 1,152,000
Baseband copper (no broadband) 20,000 14,000 11,000 8,000 7,000
Copper ADSL (includes naked) 29,000 24,000 21,000 18,000 16,000
VDSL (includes naked) 29,000 25,000 21,000 18,000 17,000
Total copper 78,000 63,000 53,000 44,000 40,000
TOTAL CONNECTIONS 1,200,000 1,192,000 1,195,000 1,191,000 1,192,000
CONNECTIONS BY ZONE:

Other fibre companies (LFC) zone:

Copper lines (no broadband)
4,000 3,000 2,000 115 57
Copper broadband lines 4,000 3,000 1,000 139 90
Fibre broadband lines (GPON)* 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
Total other fibre companies zone 12,000 10,000 7,000 4,254 4,147
Non-fibre addresses zone:
Copper lines (no broadband) 11,000 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000
Copper broadband lines 50,000 44,000 40,000 35,000 32,000
Total non-fibre addresses zone 61,000 54,000 49,000 43,000 39,000
Chorus fibre zone:
Copper lines (no broadband) 5,000 1,000 268 154 104
Copper broadband lines 4,000 2,000 1,000 589 302
Fibre broadband lines (GPON)** 1,106,000 1,113,000 1,126,000 1,131,000 1,136,000
Total Chorus fibre zone 1,115,000 1,116,000 1,127,268 1,131,743 1,136,406
* Chorus fibre in other LFC areas
** Excludes ~12k fibre premium and smart location connections


Total fibre addresses passed 1,494,000 1,497,000 1,499,000 1,499,000 1,499,000
Inactive fibre sockets 244,000
247,000 244,000 249,000 254,000
Fibre installations 13,000
12,000 10,000 11,000 12,000

FIBRE UPTAKE

Fibre uptake - Auckland 77.9% 77.8% 78.0% 78.1%
78.2%
Fibre uptake - Wellington 72.2% 73.4% 77.1% 79.1% 79.7%
Fibre uptake - Dunedin 78.6% 77.1% 79.0% 79.0% 79.3%
Total fibre uptake in Chorus fibre area 74.4% 74.8% 75.5% 75.9%
76.2%

UFB1 76.0% 76.1% 76.9% 77.3% 77.7%
UFB2 66.6% 67.4% 67.6% 67.5% 67.9%

FIBRE PLANS

1Gbps+ 26% 25% 25% 25% 25%
500Mbps 59% 58% 59% 61% 60%
100Mbps 14% 15% 15% 13% 14%
Other 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%

100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
DATA USAGE

Monthly average data usage per connection
(Gigabytes) - Fibre
668 699 696 731 741
Monthly average data usage per connection
(Gigabytes) - Copper
312 339 327 344
335
Note that this table replaces the previous presentation report