iiNet's latest 'naked DSL' advertisement featuring a 2-frame insert has been banned by CAD, the free-to-air industry group.

More than a half century and more than a ton, iiNet has turned 500,000 on!

Western Australia-based internet service provider iiNet has finally resolved the problems faced by one of its naked DSL subscribers which got an airing in these columns.

There's been a recent rash of ISP plans offering a monthly data quota of a terabyte or more. Now Internode claims it has the first "true" terabyte plan.

Internode has revamped its ADSL plans, reducing the number of options for some services, boosting capacity on its top end 240GB pan and aligning prices for resold Optus DSL services with those provided on its own DSLAMs.

Internode has reduced by $10 the monthly fee for its Easy Naked broadband plan and has extended coverage. It has also revived an ADSL2+ resale agreement with Optus.

Internode has reduced by $10 the monthly fee for its Easy Naked broadband plan and has extended coverage. It has also revived an ADSL2+ resale agreement with Optus.

Earlier this week Internode announced the 'launch' of its naked DSL services, NakedExtreme in Tasmania but it is not presently able to connect any customers to this service.

Competition in the Australian voice and broadband market just got a lot hotter with Optus announcing a naked DSL service running at ADSL2+ speeds, meaning customers can now take out a broadband DSL plan without having to pay an added PSTN telephone line rental charge. Optus, Australia's second largest broadband provider, joins the number three ISP iiNet and a bevy of smaller providers now offering naked DSL plans, putting further pressure on Telstra's PSTN business.

If you live in a metropolitan broadband 'black spot' you're probably welcoming the news about Internode's NakedExtreme service. But is it affordable?