| OVERVIEW Western Australia's telecommunication industry is more than a phone
service between your family and friends. Our companies have developed
novel technologies to resolve WA's remoteness through satellite
telecommunications, radio and voice over internet protocol.
The industry itself ranges from broadband internet to
latest-generation wireless technologies - from aeronautical and
maritime navigation to radio astronomy and satellite-based meteorology
- from phone and fax services to TV broadcasting. The sector also encompasses audio, video,
teleconferencing; billing and cards; broadcasting and cable; cable
communications; equipment; fibre optics; interactive voice response;
and general telecommunications. The wireless technologies include
appliances, broadband, telephony (eg mobiles and teleconferencing), and
equipment.
Spurred on by increased competition, government subsidies,
regulatory policy and market developments, the telecommunications
sector is experiencing rapid technological change - and this is set to
continue.
iiNet set to purchase Westnet for $81 million
TELECOMMUNICATIONS company iiNet will buy Westnet for $81 million in
cash, to reinforce its position as Australia's third biggest internet
service provider. Westnet, Australia's sixth largest ISP, will bring 215,000 phone and
internet subscriptions, raising Perth-headquartered iiNet's total to
more than 680,000. iiNet's dial-up and broadband subscribers are set to grow to 470,000
through the acquisition, which the company expects to complete by the
end of the month. The combined subscriber base of the two companies would cover more
than 30 per cent of the Western Australian market, iiNet said.
"Both Westnet and iiNet have always focused on genuine plain
speaking customer service, seeing that as the only really sustainable
differentiator in our business," iiNet managing director Michael Malone
said in the statement. "Westnet has consistently set the benchmark for service in our
industry, and I look forward to learning how we can improve iiNet's
service even further."
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