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Broadband-in-a-box to hit Aussie shelves

By James Pearce, ZDNet Australia
April 01, 2002
URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Broadband-in-a-box-to-hit-Aussie-shelves/0,130061791,120264322,00.htm

Australian consumers will soon be able to buy broadband-in-a-box straight off the shelves of Harvey Norman, thanks to a deal between the retail giant, ISP iPrimus and xDSL distributor Quadtel.

The Quadtel broadband bundle will comprise a USB DSL modem, packaged with one of three ADSL connection plans from iPrimus. A third party acting on behalf of iPrimus will conduct the installation and the cost to the consumer will be under AU$400 - including the first month's service charge.

"We believe broadband is a key technology for us," said John Slack-Smith, general manager, computers and communications, Harvey Norman. "It is an important part of the Harvey Norman strategy to have, and be seen to have, leading edge technology. The services and flow-on opportunities from broadband take-up such as more disk space requirement, faster processing and a whole new world of digital imaging will be significant for retailers such as ourselves."