Where advertised as free, the Exetel broadband plan activation fee only is free. Depending on the service ordered, there may be additional up-front charges which are not free. These charges include, but are not limited to, charges such as Phone Line Activation Fee or Copper Line Installation Charges, Lead-in or Additional Cabling, Additional Line Fee, Equipment Charges such as Modems, Routers or Splitters, Missed Appointment Fees or any complex on site work required to provide a functional broadband service. Charges are dependent on the type of work that needs to be done and will be decided by Exetel's network supplier and passed on to you at cost price (plus GST).

On 1 April 2016, NBN Co introduced a New Development Charge which is applicable to all Internet Service Providers. If your address has been classified by NBN Co as a new development, Exetel will be charged $300 by NBN Co. Exetel will charge you a $300 New Development Charge to connect your service. You can elect to pay this charge off monthly by selecting an 12-month contract term with Exetel. If you do, the monthly instalment of the New Development Charge will be applied to your monthly invoice for the life of your contract term. Should you cancel your service before your contract expires, any unpaid monthly New Development Charges will be added to your Early Termination Fee. Customers choosing a No Lock-in contract will be charged the once-off $300 New Development Fee on their first invoice. The NBN Co New Development Charge is in addition to Exetel's Service Activation Fee.

The details of the Total Minimum Costs are stated in the nbn™ Broadband – SMB Critical Information Summary (CIS) available at: here

Unless there has been a major failure to comply with statutory guarantee under the Australian Consumer Law an Early Termination Charge (ETC) is payable if you wish to cancel this broadband service within the minimum contract term.

The ETC will be pro-rated by the number of months remaining in your minimum contract period. You may cancel your service at any time by giving Exetel thirty (30) days’ notice (including if you do not wish to continue to use the service after the end of the minimum term of the contract). For example: if you cancel a 12-month contract with 3 months remaining after the notice period ends then the Early Termination Charge would be calculated as $299 divided by 12 months times 3 months. This would amount to an ETC of $74.75 including GST.

Early termination charges are as follows:

• 12-month contract: $299 including GST
• Month-to-month contract: No Early Termination Charge (ETC) applies.

Exetel does not provide battery backup for nbn FTTP & Wireless services. You should be aware of the implications of a mains power outage:

• Your Network Termination Device (NTD) will not function.
• Your internet connection will not operate.
• Your telephone handset connected via your nbn NTD won’t work and you won’t be able to make calls, including Emergency 000 services.
• Your back-to-base alarm system or medical alarm which relies on an internet connection will not work.
• Your mobile phone should be fully charged just in case you need to make emergency calls.

Your business nbn™ service comes bundled with a phone line and unlimited and untimed local and national calls. When you order your service, you can choose to transfer your existing phone number to Exetel Business Phone (VoIP) service. As a VoIP service, your calls will be made over the internet rather than the PSTN network. You will require a VoIP capable modem to connect this service.

This will give you will access to super-low call rates. Porting your number is free.

Business Phone (VoIP) Call Rates:

Porting your current phone number is free of charge and may take between 10 to 15 business days to complete depending on your current provider. During the last day of this process prior to porting completion, you may not be able to receive incoming calls or make outgoing calls for a short period of time until the port is completed.

If you cannot manage without your incoming calls during the transfer process, please contact us on 13 39 38 to discuss your options.

NOTE: for FTTN, FTTB and FTTC connections, your current phone number it will be lost when your new broadband connection is activated. If you want to keep your existing number, we need to port the phone number to our Home Phone (VoIP) service before your new broadband is activated.

To transfer your number, you need your current phone and supplier account number details when ordering. If you are currently on a contract for your telephone service, an Early Termination Charge may apply with your current provider, for which you are responsible.

If you ordered an Exetel modem this will be dispatched with settings preconfigured for both your data and voice service. You can however configure Exetel’s VoIP service on you own VoIP enabled modem. Or contact our support team for help on 13 39 38.

We will send you a confirmation e-mail once your Home Phone (VoIP) service is active. Once active you should check with your previous telephone provider to ensure they do not continue to bill you.

Some service transfers can be delayed or fail due to special call features which are attached to the current service. Special call and service features need to be removed by your current telephone provider before you transfer your service to Exetel.

This optional, add-on service allows you to make an unlimited number of untimed calls to the nominated destinations which is covered by the monthly cost of the Unlimited Business ExeFone Mobile (VoIP) Service. This includes an unlimited number of untimed calls to local, 13/1300, standard national and Australian mobile numbers in Australia.

Charges for calls made that are not included in your Unlimited Business ExeFone (VoIP) Service will be payable in addition to the total minimum monthly service cost. International, satellite calls and Directory Assistance calls that are not included in the Unlimited Business ExeFone (VoIP) service and will have per minute rates (billed per second) applied.

Exetel’s acceptable use policy applies. Please read our Telephone Acceptable Use Policy for more details.

Telstra’s Priority Assistance is a service designed to help customers who have (or are living with someone who has) a diagnosed life-threatening medical condition, and whose life may be at risk without access to a fully operational phone service.

This Exetel service does not support the “Priority Assistance” service features. Telstra is the only carrier required to provide priority assistance services to its customers as a condition of its licence. For more information about Priority Assistance Services, please refer to https://www.telstra.com.au/consumer-advice/customer-service/priority-assistance.

If you’d like to ensure the optimum performance of your service, and allow Exetel to deliver full remote technical support, you can choose to add a free Gigabit WiFi-6 MESH 1800Mbps modem with free shipping to your order (12-month contract only). Full specifications for the modem can be found here.

When you place your order for a fixed line broadband service with Exetel, a payment verification charge of $1 will be debited from your credit card or bank account. This will be credited back to you on your first monthly bill, or as soon as possible if your service cannot be connected.

If you have ordered a modem from Exetel we will email you your bill for the modem and shipping costs at least 4 days before your service is activated. We will also debit your account at the same time.

The date your Exetel service becomes active is known as your anniversary date.

Once your service is active, we will email your first bill and after 10 business days of the invoice date, we will debit your credit card or bank account for:

• Any broadband activation charges due
• Any additional service connection charges (such as New Development Fees or additional site work)
• Your first month recurring plan fee

After the first month, you will receive your monthly bill via email on your anniversary date each month.

Your ongoing monthly bills will include charges for both the current month recurring plan fee and any prior-month excess usage or other billable activity.

Your nominated bank account or credit card will be debited on or around 10 business days after your anniversary date.

When you order a service, Exetel may give information about you to a credit reporting agency to obtain a consumer credit report about you and/or allow the credit reporting agency to create or maintain a credit information file containing information about you. This information may include the details given by you to Exetel when ordering your service.

Changing your Exetel nbn™ plan is free. Even if you are still within your contract term, you can switch to a plan of higher or lower value without being hit with a plan-change fee. You’ll also keep your current contract end-date if you have one.

Switching plans is as simple as logging into My Exetel or calling 13 39 38 and selecting your new plan. Please note that you can only switch to a new Exetel nbn™ plan no more than once each month.

If you change your monthly data allowance only, your plan change will come into effect straight away. Because you’ve already paid us one month in advance you will be issued a new invoice on the following business day with a credit for the un-used percentage of the month of your old plan. The invoice will also include the full new monthly fee for your new plan.

The day of the month you are sent this invoice will become your new plan anniversary date and you will be billed for your new plan on this date each month going forward.

Any plan change that involves a change of speed tier takes 2 business days to activate from the time you place your order. Once your new plan is active you will be issued a new invoice with a credit for the un-used percentage of the month of your old plan and the full new monthly fee for your new plan.

The day of the month you are sent this invoice will become your new plan anniversary date and you will be billed for your new plan on this date each month going forward.

The following example explains how your change of plan will be billed and what happens to your anniversary billing date.

• Your plan change request is activated on 17 March
• Your previous plan fee was $39.99 per month
• Your new plan fee is $49.99 per month

An invoice will be emailed to you on 17 March and you will receive an invoice for this service on the 17th of each following month.

This first invoice will include a pro-rated credit for your old plan’s monthly fee for 17 March to 31 March, calculated as follows:

• $39.99/31 days = $1.29 per day
• $1.29 x 15 days remaining in March = $19.35

Plan change promotional credits such as “first month free” will also appear on your first invoice. If the promotion offers the “first two months free” you will be credited over your first two invoices.

Your new invoice and future invoices will also include your new monthly plan fee of $49.99 and your nominated credit card or bank account will be debited 10 business days after you receive your invoice by email.

Additional service connection charges may apply depending on the type of connection (or reconnection) and the type of work required to activate your new broadband service.

If you have selected a 24-month contract, a Cancellation Fee is payable if you wish to cancel this broadband service within the minimum contract term. The details of the applicable Cancellation Fee is stated in the nbn™ Broadband – SMB Critical Information Summary (CIS) available at: here

Regardless of the service term contract chosen (24 Month Term or Month-to-Month), if the customer chooses an Exetel-supplied modem, a Modem Payout Fee will apply if you cancel your Broadband Service within 24 months of activation. The details of the Modem Payout Fee is stated in the nbn™ Broadband – SMB Critical Information Summary (CIS) available at: here

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