A suspicious fire at a Wānaka cell phone tower fire last night is the latest in the attacks on technology infrastructure.
It is the third in that area in a month and follows similar incidents in other parts of the country, particularly in Northland over the years.
Aside from loss of connectivity, the attacks have other serious implications.
Bill Bennett is an independent telecommunications and technology journalist and publisher of the The Download Weekly, and he joins me.
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