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Telstra won't rise to broadband rumours

By Rachel Lebihan, ZDNet Australia
October 15, 2001
URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Telstra-won-t-rise-to-broadband-rumours/0,130061791,120261167,00.htm

Telstra has refused to respond to rumours within the broadband community that its three-gigabyte data download restriction may be lifted, claiming it hasn't decided what its future plan will be.

Telstra capped its -unlimited" Freedom Plan in June this year to three gigabytes, when users were told they would be charged an additional usage fee of 18.9 cents per megabyte, effective October 1.

However, at the beginning of September - after an uproar within the broadband community -- Telstra postponed its decision to impose the additional charge, saying it was assessing customer feedback before it made a permanent decision.

Whilst a final decision has yet to be made it should be expected before the end of the year, according to Telstra spokeperson Stuart Gray, whose comments suggest the cap will stand whilst the additional usage charge will be altered.

"When it's all finalised we'll be informing customers what the additional charges will be," Gray said.

Telstra declined to comment further.