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Media Release: Monday, February 2, 2015

Foxtel today announced its new subscription TV, Broadband and Home Phone bundles have gone live and are now available. Today’s news brings together Foxtel’s world class subscription cable and satellite TV service with new Broadband and Home Phone services delivered over one of Australia’s largest telecommunications networks. The move will see Foxtel customers getting even greater value and simplicity from a single Foxtel subscription for their TV, Broadband and Home Phone. Foxtel also announced the arrival of its new Broadband home network gateway, the Foxtel Hub, designed to deliver fast household WiFi speeds4 to Foxtel Broadband subscribers.

From today, existing Foxtel TV customers can maximise their Foxtel experience by bundling broadband internet access, plus stay connected with family and friends with unlimited standard local and national calls2, starting from an extra $65* per month on a 12 or 24 month 50GB plan when added to their Foxtel TV package.

New customers can sign up to Foxtel’s new subscription TV, Broadband and Home Phone bundles featuring broadband internet access and unlimited standard local and national calls2 along with Foxtel’s TV Entertainment Pack, featuring 43 popular news, general entertainment, factual and lifestyle channels, starting from $90^ per month on a 12 or 24 month 50GB plan.

Foxtel’s Broadband Bundles offer a selection of great value options including 50GB, 100GB, 200GB and 500GB monthly data packages, with no peak or off peak data limit1. Foxtel TV customers can enjoy no data download limits for Foxtel TV on Foxtel Go and Anytime when connected to Foxtel Broadband3. Presto and Foxtel Play customers also enjoy this benefit when connected to Foxtel Broadband3.

Richard Freudenstein, Foxtel CEO said, “Foxtel is passionate about bringing Australians the best entertainment experience possible and we’ve worked tirelessly to make that experience more accessible through our investments in pricing and packaging for cable and satellite customers and through our new movies and TV streaming service, Presto.

“Today, we take that effort to the next level by providing our most compelling offer yet with our new Foxtel Broadband and Home Phone bundles. Foxtel Broadband is specially designed with entertainment and video in mind and maximises the value of a Foxtel subscription through flexibility, customisation of services and a simplified customer experience.”

Foxtel Broadband subscribers will also have access to the Foxtel Hub, Foxtel’s new WiFi modem purpose built for internet and video streaming. The Foxtel Hub is designed to deliver fast WiFi speeds4, great in-home coverage and easy streaming to multiple devices. The Foxtel Hub connects easily to internet-enabled iQ and iQHD set-top-boxes to maximise access and enjoyment of Foxtel’s Anytime service3.

Foxtel’s Broadband and Home Phone bundles are available on 12 or 24 month plans. Customers on a 24 month plan will benefit from reduced upfront charges and a $0*^ Foxtel Hub. Bundles can be tailored up or down based on household internet usage or TV programming preferences, such as adding sports, movies, drama, kids, or taking all TV channel packs with Platinum HD.

Key features of Foxtel’s TV, Broadband and Home Phone bundles include:

Broadband and Home Phone delivered over one of Australia’s largest telecommunications networks
A range of great value data options to choose from with 50GB, 100GB, 200GB, & 500GB plans, and no peak or off peak data limits1
The new Foxtel Hub – Foxtel’s WiFi modem designed to deliver fast WiFi speeds4, great in-home coverage and easy streaming to multiple devices
Unlimited standard local and national calls2
Foxtel TV customers have no data download limits for Foxtel TV on Foxtel Go and Anytime when connected to Foxtel Broadband3. Presto and Foxtel Play customers also enjoy this benefit when connected to Foxtel Broadband3.
Data usage alerts when you have reached 50%, 85% and 100% of your monthly included data limit
Easy to manage all Foxtel services via MyAccount
Convenient single source of customer care, billing and 24 hour 7-day a week technical support

Foxtel Broadband is available today delivered over Telstra’s ADSL network. Foxtel intends launching Broadband and Home Phone bundles over the National Broadband Network later this year.

For more information visit: www.foxtel.com.au.

-Brad