Commander unveils new NBN Business pricing

Melbourne, Australia – 29^th October 2012: Commander, a part of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2”, ASX: MTU) has announced that it is entering the NBN market, providing an overview of its new pricing and plans that will be delivered over the National Broadband Network. The new ‘Business Fibre’ product has several plan options that reflect NBN Co’s recently announced enhanced service level fees (see Table 1 below).

The data plans will present eligible Commander customers with NBN grade bandwidth and enough data with a view to helping small business owners streamline their critical processes whilst allowing them to be competitive in the emerging digital economy.  The plans have been released on the back of NBN Co unveiling the first of a series of enhancements to help Australian businesses make the most of high speed broadband over the national optical fibre network. Commander’s new offering will also allow businesses the opportunity to take up enhanced service levels such as seven-day-a-week support. .

”We have been looking forward to the release of these enhancements to NBN Co’s offerings for some time now. We have been working very closely with our Fibre partners to ensure that our business offerings provide our customers with simple integrated solutions and enhanced service levels to meet their business critical communication needs” commented Geoff Horth, CEO M2.

The Hon. Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy said “M2 is to be commended for the progress they are making in helping Australian small businesses access fast, reliable and affordable broadband provided by the National Broadband Network. I have personally seen on several occasions the positive impact M2 and the NBN are having on small businesses across the country and I look forward to seeing them continue in the same way.”

NBN Co Head of Product Development and Industry Relations, Jim Hassell added “NBN for Business offers service providers the tools to tailor packages for businesses, allowing them to make use of a host of new digital instruments to increase productivity and their competitive edge. We are delighted to see Commander using NBN products to service the critical Australian business market.”

Today’s announcement reinforces M2’s commitment to the accelerated roll-out of its Fibre offering and is another milestone in M2’s strategic relationship with NBN Co to deliver high quality, affordable services that fulfil a broad range of customer needs. 

The launch of the Commander ‘Business Fibre’ product offering over NBN will coincide with the launch of M2’s state-of-the-art “All-In-One” Business’ 4 port modem. The new “All-In-One” gateway provides next generation high-speed wireless functionality and includes HD voice capability that supports multiple VoIP numbers and a 3G Dongle backup port with automatic switching.

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Table 1.

NBN Business Fibre Plans
Plan name	Line Interface Speed	Quota	Stand Alone	Min Total Cost (24 mth contract)
Business Fibre	50Mbps / 20Mbps	300 GB	$114.95	$2,758.80
Business Fibre Plus	100Mbps / 40Mbps	1000 GB	$144.95	$3,478.80
Business Fibre with Enhanced Support	50Mbps / 20Mbps	300 GB	$131.95	$3,166.8
Business Fibre Plus with Enhanced Support	100Mbps / 40Mbps	1000 GB	$161.95	$3,886.80

*Interface speeds refer to the speed delivered to the fibre technology installed at the customer’s premises. They are not necessarily equivalent to the download/upload speeds you will achieve in practice. Actual download and upload speeds will be affected by many external factors which include the number of end-users using the service at the same time, the hardware, software and software configuration, the connection method within the premises and the type/source of content being downloaded.

For media information please contact:

Andy Lee

M2 Telecommunications Group

Tel: 0438 439 680

E: andy.lee@m2.com.au