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The in-home unit that connects to the fibre has four ethernet ports for Internet services and two standard analogue phone ports. Customers can choose an 'analogue' service (but the calls are carried as packet data over the fibre) or a VoIP service delivered via one of the ethernet ports. According to NBN Co, it should be possible to keep their current phone number in either case.
NBN Co COO, Ralph Steffens, said: "We understand that there will be a number of people who only want a telephone service and that we need to offer quality telephone services while making the transition to fibre as easy and straightforward as possible.
"By undertaking these tests we want to ensure it is easy for retail service providers to offer their customers the services they are familiar with using the equipment they already have."
NBN Co says it selected Primus after a call for expressions of interest from retail service providers who wanted to be involved in the test. Primus said that it would work with NBN Co "to help determine a suitable test plan for the UNI-V [the analogue voice port] enhancements covering both SIP level testing and electrical interface testing. Primus will also execute test plans and regularly provide reports which specify test success or issues."
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