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The formation of CityLink dates back to late 1995, when it emerged as the result of a sponsored initiative by the Wellington City Council for the deployment of a low cost yet advanced communications network to give a competitive edge to government enterprises and local businesses.<ref>[http://www.madefromnewzealand.com/businesses/citylink Made From New Zealand]</ref>

CityLink was born as the brainchild of [[Richard Naylor]]<ref>[http://internetnz.net.nz/content/2011-InternetNZ-Lifetime-Achievement-Award]</ref>, who had been the IT Manager of the Wellington City Council since 1986.<ref>[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/37805019/CityLink-FutureCITY-4indd]</ref> He revolutionized the broadband connection network, making the city one of the best connected in the world. The young electrical engineer thought about connecting buildings for data exchange and soon, he was linking fiber-optic cables between the various council offices.<ref>[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/37805019/CityLink-FutureCITY-4indd]</ref> Soon, he also installed the Gopher server and Wellington City Council became the first to have a local government website in the world; free access to several residents with PCs was also made available.

CityLink was born as the brainchild of [[Richard Naylor]]<ref>[http://internetnz.net.nz/content/2011-InternetNZ-Lifetime-Achievement-Award InternetZ.net.nz]</ref>, who had been the IT Manager of the Wellington City Council since 1986.<ref>[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/37805019/CityLink-FutureCITY-4indd DocStoc.com]</ref> He revolutionized the broadband connection network, making the city one of the best connected in the world. The young electrical engineer thought about connecting buildings for data exchange and soon, he was linking fiber-optic cables between the various council offices.<ref>[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/37805019/CityLink-FutureCITY-4indd DocStoc.com]</ref> Soon, he also installed the Gopher server and Wellington City Council became the first to have a local government website in the world; free access to several residents with PCs was also made available.

In September 1995, the InfoCity project was approved by the council and CityLink was born.<ref>[http://cio.co.nz/cio.nsf/str/6BD98B4CCA61F045CC25767E0004DEC3 cio.co.nz]</ref> With people discovering the superior advantages of high-speed broadband, CityLink’s business soared and within 10 weeks, a fishnet-type mesh network with 50 buildings was formed.

The first network to be established by CityLink was within the Wellington CBD, which was later extended to the Auckland CBD. Recently, the network has also been fleshed out to the Wellington suburbs of Petone<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/it-telcos/387806/Citylink-to-roll-fibre-to-Petone ~~Citylink to roll fibre to Petone~~]</ref> and Miramar, with further expansion projects to come.

The first network to be established by CityLink was within the Wellington CBD, which was later extended to the Auckland CBD. Recently, the network has also been fleshed out to the Wellington suburbs of Petone<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/it-telcos/387806/Citylink-to-roll-fibre-to-Petone Stuff.co]</ref> and Miramar, with further expansion projects to come.

== Services ==

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 The formation of CityLink dates back to late 1995, when it emerged as the result of a sponsored initiative by the Wellington City Council for the deployment of a low cost yet advanced communications network to give a competitive edge to government enterprises and local businesses.<ref>[http://www.madefromnewzealand.com/businesses/citylink Made From New Zealand]</ref>
-CityLink was born as the brainchild of [[Richard Naylor]]<ref>[http://internetnz.net.nz/content/2011-InternetNZ-Lifetime-Achievement-Award]</ref>, who had been the IT Manager of the Wellington City Council since 1986.<ref>[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/37805019/CityLink-FutureCITY-4indd]</ref> He revolutionized the broadband connection network, making the city one of the best connected in the world. The young electrical engineer thought about connecting buildings for data exchange and soon, he was linking fiber-optic cables between the various council offices.<ref>[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/37805019/CityLink-FutureCITY-4indd]</ref> Soon, he also installed the Gopher server and Wellington City Council became the first to have a local government website in the world; free access to several residents with PCs was also made available.
+CityLink was born as the brainchild of [[Richard Naylor]]<ref>[http://internetnz.net.nz/content/2011-InternetNZ-Lifetime-Achievement-Award InternetZ.net.nz]</ref>, who had been the IT Manager of the Wellington City Council since 1986.<ref>[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/37805019/CityLink-FutureCITY-4indd DocStoc.com]</ref> He revolutionized the broadband connection network, making the city one of the best connected in the world. The young electrical engineer thought about connecting buildings for data exchange and soon, he was linking fiber-optic cables between the various council offices.<ref>[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/37805019/CityLink-FutureCITY-4indd DocStoc.com]</ref> Soon, he also installed the Gopher server and Wellington City Council became the first to have a local government website in the world; free access to several residents with PCs was also made available.
 In September 1995, the InfoCity project was approved by the council and CityLink was born.<ref>[http://cio.co.nz/cio.nsf/str/6BD98B4CCA61F045CC25767E0004DEC3 cio.co.nz]</ref> With people discovering the superior advantages of high-speed broadband, CityLink’s business soared and within 10 weeks, a fishnet-type mesh network with 50 buildings was formed.
-The first network to be established by CityLink was within the Wellington CBD, which was later extended to the Auckland CBD. Recently, the network has also been fleshed out to the Wellington suburbs of Petone<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/it-telcos/387806/Citylink-to-roll-fibre-to-Petone Citylink to roll fibre to Petone]</ref> and Miramar, with further expansion projects to come.
+The first network to be established by CityLink was within the Wellington CBD, which was later extended to the Auckland CBD. Recently, the network has also been fleshed out to the Wellington suburbs of Petone<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/it-telcos/387806/Citylink-to-roll-fibre-to-Petone Stuff.co]</ref> and Miramar, with further expansion projects to come.
 == Services ==