in brief Internet service provider Internode today said it had resumed selling high-speed ADSL2+ services in Tasmania, due to the imminent prospect of BassLink switching on its cable back to the mainland.
The ISP and others had withdrawn some services from the state earlier this year due to what it described as prohibitive backhaul prices on Telstra's cable to Victoria — the only way to get internet traffic out of Tasmania.
"While the cost of backhaul prices from Tasmania remains appalling, we expect this situation to improve in 2009 when BassLink introduces infrastructure competition," Internode managing director Simon Hackett said.
He said Internode's entire range of ADSL2+ plans were now available again, with a number of new geographical areas being added due to a new wholesale ADSL2+ deal with Telstra recently unveiled.
