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Westnet is now a DCITA registered HiBIS provider.

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Tuesday 20 May 2005

The glittering ceremony at Sydney's Star City Casino saw Westnet recognised as the best ISP above a host of competitors, in front of key players from the Personal Computing (PC) and telecommunications market.

The Australian Government, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) has introduced the HiBIS program to assist with high demand for Broadband internet throughout Australia. HiBIS is a $107.8 million Australian government initiative.

Westnet Internet Services has registered as a HiBIS qualified ISP to provide Broadband ADSL services under the scheme. This initiative aims to provide people in regional, rural and remote Australia with access to higher bandwidth Internet services at prices similar to that of metropolitan Australia.

As a HiBIS registered Internet Service Provider, Westnet has released HiBIS Broadband ADSL offers that include a free connection and free ADSL modem on a 12 months contract.

“The HiBIS initiative is a big step towards bringing broadband services to regional communities around Australia. Generally these communities have been at a disadvantage due to their size and remoteness”, says Mr. Peter Brown, Westnet's Managing Director.

“Most of new areas are being enabled based on the amount of interest registered for a particular exchange” says Mr Brown, “HiBIS program has effectively lowered the threshold of interest registrations required on an exchange for the upgrade to take place”.

A sizable proportion of Westnet's members are located in regional Australia with many not yet having access to ADSL Broadband. Westnet's commitment to supporting the HiBIS program ensures that existing members and new members alike will be able to take advantage of the great offers made possible by this program.

“Over the past 24 months the rate of DSL take-up has been incredible. Our Broadband member base has tripled in the past 12 months alone”, says Mr Brown.” I really think that the HiBIS offers will further fuel that take up among regional residents that meet HiBIS eligibility criteria”.

For more information on Westnet HiBIS Broadband offers please visit http://www.Westnet.com.au/hibis

About Westnet

Westnet is a Western Australian-based internet service provider (ISP), owned 100% by iiNet, with a business model driven by customer service
70% of Westnet's 450 total staff occupy customer facing roles
Westnet currently serves approximately 225,000 members
Westnet has been named 'Best Broadband ISP' by PC Authority Magazine for 3 years running
Westnet was recently rated best Australian ISP for customer service for the 7th year running in Whirlpool's 2009 Australian Broadband User Survey.