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Foxtel to bundle TV, Broadband, Phone next year.

Foxtel seeks to lift subscription levels by adding broadband and telephone services by late 2014.

2013-12-01_2324Foxtel has confirmed it will launch a “triple play” bundle of  subscription TV, broadband internet and fixed-line telephony services by late 2014.

An agreement with Telstra enables Foxtel to sell fixed-line broadband and telephony services nationally on both Telstra’s ADSL network and the National Broadband Network (NBN) as it is rolled-out.

Richard Freudenstein, Foxtel CEO said, “This is a transformative event for the Foxtel business. It will enable us to greatly enhance the breadth, quality and value of the services we offer to customers while opening up significant opportunities for growth. International experience demonstrates that triple play and broadband bundles have been hugely popular with consumers and have allowed operators to boost take up of subscription TV services.

“Broadband and telephony will be a tremendous complement to the traditional Foxtel service, soon to be delivered by our world leading broadcast and IP-enabled iQ3 set top box. These new services will join our continually expanding offering, which includes highly flexible IP products – Foxtel Play, Foxtel Go, and the brand new online and on-demand movie service Presto.

“These new products will draw on Foxtel’s investment in customer service and billing capability, its strong brand and rich content offerings. It is anticipated that they will enable us to acquire new subscribers and reduce churn by increasing choice and broadening the appeal of our offering.”

Benefits customers will enjoy with Foxtel’s new bundled service will include:

  • ·        competitive propositions with bundle discounts;
  • ·        getting more out of their subscription with unmetered access to Foxtel’s great range of ‘IP services’ such as Foxtel Go and On Demand when they use it through their home broadband connection;
    • ·          convenience with one source of customer care and technical support;
    • ·          the simplicity of a single bill for all products; and
    • ·          easy switching & install solutions.

Pricing and other terms and conditions will be announced prior to launch.

You can register for further info at www.foxtel.com.au/bundles

10 Responses

  1. @dshan – I hope the cable internet service is here to stay! I love it. Some of my download speeds are incredible (I remember getting 555mb AFL replay – just a quarter, not the whole game – in 14 seconds)

  2. It’s ironic reading “vaule for our services” when their TV service offers No vaule whatsoever. Its more then silly they are throwing money away trying to mimic a way better service in the UK When so many are getting Foxtel cut off due to too many ads, endless repeats, unacceptable censership that’s dated 1990 at best and blantant lies on their part. I shake my head in amazement at “baby Sky”

  3. The threat of ” convenience with one source of customer care and technical support” isn’t exactly thrilling me after trying to get Foxtel working a couple of weeks ago. It took 10 days before it was back, Foxtel at first claiming there was no outage in my area, then saying it was a Telstra issue, Telstra saying it was a Foxtel matter. Just hopeless. And don’t get me started on the voice activated phone menu and the overseas call centre operators with American accents, making them almost totally impossible to understand!

  4. DansDans, the HFC cable infrastructure is owned by Telstra and they’re not going to let *anyone* else use it, not even their buddy Foxtel. Even more so now that the Abbott government are planning to patch together a cheapie little NBN with string and ceiling wax.

    Given the state of Telstra’s copper network that HFC infrastructure may not be EOL’d after all, could be an opportunity for Telstra to flog it off to NBNCo. (i.e. the Aussie taxpayers) for a princely sum…

  5. Am about to switch to the NBN on a 24 mth contract. Presumably, if Foxtel were to offer it they would ‘buy out’ any remaining contract, given Telstra are rolling out the infrastructure… If it’s somehow comparable I’ll give it some thought. I guess that will mean a ‘foxtel.com.au’ email address?

  6. Only ADSL?

    Really?? What about Foxtel’s cable customers who would obviously prefer a cable internet connection

    How stupid is this?

    And I cant wait for the prices… for the low price of $279 per month Foxtel will offer you an IQ3 Platinum HD package, free phone line rental with 30c local calls and international rates through the roof and pitiful 30Gb ADSL (and I bet its ADSL1 lol) connection of probably 8/1 to stop your pirating ways – unmetered Foxtel streaming (whoopee)

    Get lost Foxtel… how about attempting to even try

    * PS i made up the price, dont get hysterical yet

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