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Optus announced today that it will make available its new residential DSL product, -- OptusNet DSL -- on Monday, two weeks ahead of schedule.
Optus today said it had reached 100,000 resale DSL broadband customers since entering the market less than 12 months ago. The move comes amid indications the number two telco plans shortly to announce details of an investment of up to AU$100 million in its own DSL network.
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