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Example: Bigpond Direct

It's obvious that selling "dumb" telecommunications services isn't the way to make a profit in the new Internet world! In about 1996 and 1997, all of the major telcos (or telecommunications providers - eg Telstra and C&W Optus in Australia) moved to begin providing IP service -- that is, to become ISPs.
 
Telstra Corporation's permanent Internet service is offered as its Big Pond Direct service. Pricing is based on a installtion charge, a fixed monthly charge plus a data volume charge. In addition, the business must separately acquire an "Access Method", see below. On interesting observation on the Telstra (and C&W Optus) Internet (IP) services is that charging is based on volume of data received. This has some interesting implications...
 

 


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