TransACT nets its 1000th FTTP customer

Stephen Withers
Friday, 03 September 2010 17:01

IT Industry - Development

It's not exactly an NBN-scale milestone, but TransACT has connected its 1000th FTTP (fibre to the premises) customer.

TransACT started deploying its fibre-optic network around Canberra and Queanbeyan in 2001 to deliver pay TV, telephony and Internet access.

More recently, the company has been offering FTTP in certain areas with download speeds ranging from 10Mbps to 100Mbps at prices starting at $A84.95 per month including phone and TV.

FTTP service is available in the suburbs of Bonner, Crace, Forde and Franklin, and TransACT has now connected 1000 customers.

"We are thrilled to reach this significant milestone, the customer feedback is terrific and many people are surprised to know that TransACT started its FTTP network long before the government's National Broadband Network," said CEO Ivan Slavich.

The company is contracted to provide FTTP services to over 11,000 customers in greenfield sites across the ACT, including Forde, Franklin, Bonner, Crace, the Flemington Road corridor, Forde North and Springbank Rise. Additional new developments are planned.

The network is continuing to grow - see page 2.