Who we are

Australia’s top telecommunications and internet companies have formed with the objective of promoting fair competition and honest debate in the telecommunication sector.

T4 participant's include AAPT, Adam Internet, Austar, iiNet, Internode, Macquarie Telecom, Optus, Primus Telecom, Telarus, TransACT, WestNet and Unwired. A summary of each participant's business is provided below:

AAPT
AAPT provides a range of voice, mobile, data and Internet services to business, government, wholesale and residential customers throughout Australia, supported by an extensive national voice and data network. AAPT is part of the Telecom New Zealand Group.
www.aapt.com.au

Adam Internet
Adam Internet is a high performance Internet Service Provider which has been at the forefront of connecting South Australians to information sources for nearly 20 years. Adam Internet believes that the benefits of technology should be available to all South Australians enhancing opportunities for entertainment, education, employment and business success.
www.adam.com.au

Austar United Communications (AUSTAR)
AUSTAR is a leading provider of subscription television services in regional and rural Australia, with more than 600,000 customers enjoying principally satellite digital television services. Internet and mobile telephony services complete AUSTAR's product offering. AUSTAR is also a significant provider of programming in the Australian television market through its 50% owned joint venture, XYZnetworks, which owns and/or distributes Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Discovery Channel, Channel [V], Club [V], MAX, arena, The LifeStyle Channel, LifeStyle Food, CountryMusic Channel and The Weather Channel. Liberty Global Inc., the largest international broadband cable operator in terms of subscribers, holds an indirect controlling stake in AUSTAR.
www.austarunited.com.au

iiNet
iiNet is one of Australia’s Internet service pioneers, having begun in Western Australia in 1993. iiNet has built a reputation for providing innovative, quality and value Internet products, and friendly 24-hour customer service and support. iiNet has been at the forefront of true high-speed internet, installing its own broadband infrastructure in every Australian capital city from 2004. We continue to expand the network, and have already achieved well over 90% coverage of Sydney/Perth metropolitan households and over half of the households in other state capital cities.
www.iinet.net.au

Internode
Internode is an Internet age carrier committed to using broadband technology to redefine the national telecommunications environment. The Australian-owned company is a trailblazer that delivers low cost and convenient broadband telecommunications to individuals and businesses throughout Australia.
www.internode.on.net

Macquarie Telecom
Macquarie Telecom is a leading supplier of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions – including voice, data, mobile and hosting – specialising in the business and government markets. Its dedicated managed hosting and security facility, the Intellicentre, is certified to ISO 27001 and DSD Gateway security standards.

Macquarie Telecom provides services to 3000 business and government customers in Australia and Asia, supporting more than one million business users at work every day. Founded in July 1992, it is one of Australasia’s first deregulated telecommunications companies. It expanded its operation into Asia in 2000, and holds carrier licenses in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong.
www.macquarietelecom.com

Primus Telecom
Primus Telecom is Australia's fourth largest fixed-line telecommunications carrier. The Company offers a comprehensive range of voice, data, Internet and Web hosting products, servicing both residential and business sectors. The Primus network offers nationwide coverage through its own backbone network with facilities in 66 cities across Australia. The network enables the Company to provide nationwide long distance services and local call Internet access. Primus operates its own fibre network in the five major capital cities, delivering a range of business direct-connect services including ISDN, frame relay, ATM, telephone line and broadband DSL, as well as telephone line and broadband DSL services direct to residential customers. Global connectivity is provided through an extensive voice, IP, wireless and ATM network operated by the parent company, United States-based Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated. Primus Australia news and information are available at the Company's Web site at
www.primus.com.au

Telarus
Telarus delivers innovative and differentiated solutions based upon an extensive range of products and services. The company has its own national carrier grade next generation telecommunications network and offers tailored solutions to clients based on a broad range of flexible, fully featured voice, data, mobile, hosting and security services. Visit
www.telarus.com.au

TransACT
TransACT Communications Pty Limited is a telecommunications company that operates throughout the ACT and surrounding region. Its shareholders now consist of TVG, Prime, ACTEW Corporation, Alinta, Australian Capital Ventures Limited, MTAA Superannuation Fund and Westscheme.
www.transact.com.au

Unwired
Unwired is a wireless broadband carrier and is listed on the ASX. It has the majority of licensed spectrum in the WiMAX designated 2.3GHz and 3.5GHz spectrum in major population centres and some regional areas covering about 64 per cent of Australia’s total population. These areas include Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra and Queanbeyan, regional south Western Australia, the NSW central coast and Newcastle, Geelong and surrounding areas. It currently services residential, home office and small to medium enterprise markets in Sydney and Melbourne. It had approximately 63,000 customers at the end of December 2006.
www.unwired.com.au

Westnet
Westnet is one of Australia's largest privately owned telecommunications service providers with a business model driven by customer service. 72% of Westnet's 400 total staff are in customer facing roles. Westnet currently has approximately 176,000 internet, 18,000 phone and 11,000 hosting services.
www.westnet.com.au

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