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iPrimus announce sponsorship of "Rock the Boats" local music festival
2nd February, 2010. The “Rock the Boats” iPrimus music stage at Waterfront City will bring a great collection of free live music from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th of February. Rock, blues, jazz, pop and country music will all be featured from some of Australia’s best live artists, with the addition of some live indie acts that have recently been discovered through the “Kool Skools” project. The iPrimus stage will be set in amongst hundreds of boats on display by the Melbourne International Boat show.
iPrimus General Manager, Marketing & Products Andrew Sims said: “With concern over the closure of live music...
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Primus Telecom Approves Measures To Block Child Pornography OnlinePrimus Telecom announced today that it is in full support of the Federal Government’s policy to block online child pornography and welcomed the opportunity to work with the Government to further develop and implement its policy. Senator Conroy announced new Government legislation to help protect Australian families online, with new cyber-safety measures designed to filter undesirable content. As anticipated, Senator Conroy also announced the introduction of mandatory ISP-level filtering of ... News | Tuesday, 15 December 2009 Read more |
The Coalition Seeks To Abandon Regional Australia According To Primus TelecomResponding to this afternoon’s announcement from the Coalition that it will seek to defer consideration of the Rudd Government’s legislative reforms for the telecommunications industry, Mr Ravi Bhatia, CEO of Primus Telecom and Chairman of TASA (TERRiA Access Seekers Association) expressed his disappointment that the Coalition was turning its back on Australian consumers and businesses in regional Australia. Mr Bhatia said, “This decision appears to go against the Coalition’s previously stated ... News | Tuesday, 20 October 2009 Read more |
2009 Telco Reform Package National Focus Forums – hosted by ATUG and PrimusATUG and Primus Telecom have joined forces to broaden the understanding of the new Telecommunications reform package As a result of the NBN and proposed restructuring of telecommunications in Australia, Australian businesses will have opportunities to manage more efficiently, develop new applications, attract new customers, offer better service & widen their markets. ATUG and its members have been long term advocates of the kind of changes Government is set to deliver following ... News | Saturday, 26 September 2009 Read more |
Primus Telecom Melbourne Data Centre Statement 10 August 09MEDIA STATEMENT10 August 2009 Further to our outage notification of yesterday, please note that the previously scheduled upgrade to the Data Centre’s CitiPower substation that has been planned for Saturday 15th August and Sunday 16th August will proceed. During this upgrade, new HT switchgear and transformer will be installed. The facility will be operating on two running diesel generators prior to HT mains being isolated. An additional emergency diesel generator which is ... News | Monday, 10 August 2009 Read more |
Basslink's Switch-On Provides Faster & Cheaper Broadband for Primus' Tasmanian Customers...Telstra's Tasmanian monopoly for high speed internet is over... Today Primus Telecom announced that a new era of faster and cheaper broadband has begun in Tasmania with the activation of its transmission on Basslink’s fibre-optic cable to Tasmania. Primus Telecom’s increased backhaul to Tasmania using the new Basslink cable will increase interstate capacity, while introducing increased competition on the important communications route from mainland Australia to Tasmania. According to Primus Telecom CEO ... News | Thursday, 6 August 2009 Read more |
iPrimus customers get unmetered freedom on their TiVoiPrimus announced today that it has signed an agreement with Hybrid Television Services (ANZ) Pty Limited, the exclusive licence holder for TiVo in Australia and New Zealand, to offer unmetering to TiVo media devices owned by iPrimus customers. This includes downloads of video content as well as services (like weather and games), software updates and electronic program guide data that are also delivered over the internet. iPrimus General Manager, Marketing & ... News | Sunday, 10 May 2009 Read more |
iPrimus offers ADSL2+ at over 1500 exchanges Australia wideiPrimus announced today that it has extended its ADSL2+ broadband reach to over 1500 exchanges across Australia. iPrimus General Manager, Marketing & Products, Andrew Sims said: “This is great news for customers, to be able to extend our ADSL2+ coverage in one single hit and offer high speed broadband into exchanges we previously couldn’t.” “Our plans start from .95 for 6GB of data, which represent some of the best value in the ... News | Thursday, 23 April 2009 Read more |
Primus Welcomes NBN Decision and Opportunity For Stronger CompetitionMelbourne, Australia – April 7, 2009 --Primus Telecom has strongly welcomed and noted its support for the Government’s proposals for the roll out of a high speed broadband network and the commencement of an inquiry into industry reform. According to Primus CEO Ravi Bhatia the proposals published today will deliver substantial competition benefits to consumers and businesses across Australia. “The decisions taken today are truly historic, and are clearly ... News | Tuesday, 7 April 2009 Read more |
Primus U.S. Holding Company Announces Plan of ReorganizationRestructuring Expected to Benefit Primus Australia Greater Level of Investment in Australian Operations is Foreseen Melbourne, Australia -- March 16, 2009 --Primus Telecom Australia said today that its U.S. holding company, Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated together with three affiliated holding companies, (“the Holding Companies”), has reached an agreement with various noteholders on the terms of a consensual financial restructuring of their debt. The agreement, which is expected to be consummated through ... News | Monday, 16 March 2009 Read more |
iPrimus to participate in ISP filtering pilotiPrimus announced today that it will be participating in the Australian Government’s ISP filtering pilot. iPrimus is among six service providers selected by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy to participate in the ISP filtering ‘live’ pilot after submitting an expression of interest. iPrimus’ General Manager of Marketing & Products, Andrew Sims said, “Our customer demographics are well suited to the trial, with a large concentration of families with ... News | Monday, 16 February 2009 Read more |
iPRIMUS offers high quality ABC iView unmetered to all customersiPRIMUS, one of Australia’s leading broadband providers, today announced that it has started offering ABC’s iView internet TV service unmetered to its customers nationally. ABC’s iView service provides iPrimus customers access to six, high resolution channels streamed straight to the customers desktop, without having the data consumed by the service counted towards their monthly data allowance. iPrimus’ General Manager of Marketing & Products, Andrew Sims said: “This is great for iPrimus’ customers ... News | Thursday, 11 December 2008 Read more |
iPrimus Launches Speedster - Australia’s First Capped Price Mobile Broadband ServiceiPrimus today launched iPrimus Speedster, Australia’s first capped price high speed mobile broadband service, to meet burgeoning demand from customers for mobile connectivity. iPrimus Speedster allows customers to access the Internet on the go without being tied to a fixed line and without having to be concerned about excessive download charges. Primus Australia CEO, Mr Ravi Bhatia said: “We at iPrimus are leaders in introducing competitively priced high quality services and ... News | Wednesday, 27 August 2008 Read more |
iPRIMUS Announces Father of All Broadband ServicesiPRIMUS, one of Australia’s leading broadband providers, today announced Big Kahuna, a new high speed ADSL2+ service that includes 200 GB of data, the largest data amount ever offered by an Australian broadband provider to residential customers. Big Kahuna is targeted at users who want high speed, top performance and huge downloads. “iPRIMUS has a proud and distinguished history of leadership in broadband services in Australia since we were the first ... News | Wednesday, 28 May 2008 Read more |
G9 appoints Michael Egan as ChairmanMay 15, 2008 The G9 today announced that the Hon. Michael Egan has been appointed as its Chairman. The announcement was made on behalf of G9 by Mr Ravi Bhatia, CEO of Primus Telecom Australia. Mr Bhatia said the appointment was another major step forward for G9, which will be bidding to provide the Federal Government’s National Broadband Network. “Mr Egan will take up the appointment immediately and together with Mr Michael Simmons, the ... News | Wednesday, 14 May 2008 Read more |
Senator Stephen Conroy officially opens Primus Telecom's 430 seat Call Centre in MelbourneThe Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, today officially opened Primus Telecom’s new 430 seat Call Centre in Melbourne. Primus has invested significantly in this state-of-the-art Call Centre in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD. “By investing in Australia’s telecommunications industry, Primus is continuing to play an important role in delivering competition for the benefit of Australian consumers. The Australian Government welcomes investments such as ... News | Wednesday, 30 April 2008 Read more |
Primus Doubles Melbourne Data Centre Capacity and Adds Advanced Managed ServicesPrimus Media Release Melbourne April 6, 2008 Primus Telecom today announced completion of the multi-million dollar expansion and upgrade of its fully owned and operated Data Centre in Melbourne. Primus Telecom CEO, Ravi Bhatia, said, "The expansion, which doubles the footprint of the Melbourne Data Centre, will allow us to address the increasing demand from our customers for outsourcing IT and online networking infrastructure and storage and content distribution applications." "We currently provide a ... News | Saturday, 5 April 2008 Read more |
iPrimus Launches Green Broadband™iPrimus Launches Green Broadband™ A first in the Australian telecommunications industry iPrimus, a leading provider of high quality broadband and other telecommunicationsservices in Australia, has joined forces with Landcare Australia to create a newbroadband program to help consumers neutralise the effect of greenhouse emissionsassociated with their broadband usage. In an Australian first, for every customer who joins the iPrimus Green Broadband™program, Landcare will plant on average five native trees per year of service. “iPrimus Gr... News | Wednesday, 24 October 2007 Read more |
Primus Australia Boosts Fibre Optic Network Capacity Ten FoldMelbourne, Australia, September 13, 2007 Primus Australia today announced it was boosting its fibre optic transmission capacity by ten fold in response to customer demand for broadband capacity. Primus Australia Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mr Ravi Bhatia said, “This major investment will provide us with the platform to offer our customers with “gold-plated” super fast video and audio streaming, IPTV, VOIP and other Broadband services. This will be Primus’ next ... News | Wednesday, 12 September 2007 Read more |
Primus Australia to expand broadband networkMelbourne, Australia, June 27, 2007 Primus Australia today announced it has commenced the roll-out of 100 additional DSLAMs over the next six months to augment and expand its existing national broadband telecommunications network. Primus Australia CEO, Mr Ravi Bhatia said, “This deployment will increase our network reach by over 50%. This expansion of Primus infrastructure has been driven purely and simply by customer demand. Moreover, our infrastructure ownership allows us to guarantee ... News | Tuesday, 26 June 2007 Read more |
Australia moves one step closer to a competitive national broadband network as G9 lodges a ‘special access undertaking’In a move which brings Australia one step closer to a competitive national broadband network, the G9 consortium of telecommunications companies today announced the lodgement of a Special Access Undertaking (SAU) with the ACCC. The SAU is an important step in the G9’s plan to build a competitive national broadband network using fibre-to-the-node to deliver high-speed internet access. The proposed network will reach more than four million households and businesses and then ... News | Thursday, 31 May 2007 Read more |
Primus high speed link allows quality control in Rockpool’s move to MelbourneMelbourne, Australia, November 30, 2006 – Award winning chef, Neil Perry has utilised a high speed data link from his Rockpool restaurant in Sydney in order to keep a close eye on the quality of offerings in his newly-opened Melbourne restaurant. Primus Telecom is helping Neil Perry to maintain the highest quality across his two restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne through a video-conferencing facility deployed over Primus’ fibre optic network. Neil Perry ... News | Wednesday, 29 November 2006 Read more |
Primus provides communications services for Jamie Oliver’s charity foundation and restaurantMelbourne, Australia, October 6 2006 - Primus Telecom is delighted to be supporting Chef Jamie Oliver's new Melbourne restaurant, Fifteen, and his Fifteen Foundation by providing state-of-the-art telecommunications, network, and data centre services. Primus Telecom has supplied Fifteen Melbourne with telecommunications services to ensure that both the restaurant and the foundation headquarters operate with world-class communications facilities and support. Primus was chosen by the Fifteen Foundation because of its capacity to promptly ... News | Thursday, 5 October 2006 Read more |
Primus offers free Internet phone calls and trial for thousands of VictoriansPrimus Telecom, which introduced low cost international calling and award-winning dial-up Internet services to Australian consumers, now plans to offer thousands of Victorians the chance to make free calls and experience the latest in telephone technology with the Primus Internet Phone free trial. From today, people can experience for themselves how this innovative service can change their calling habits and dramatically slash call costs. The offer is also available through The Age, ... News | Tuesday, 26 September 2006 Read more |
Primus Telecom to provide communications solutions for Hungry Jack’s and KFCMelbourne, Australia, September 12, 2006Primus Telecom will build an integrated communications and IT platform for 300 Hungry Jack’s and KFC stores around Australia. Primus Telecom has been successful in winning a significant Private IP Network deal with Competitive Foods Australia Pty Ltd (CFAPL), the operator of Hungry Jack’s outlets nationwide and KFC stores in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Primus was selected as a result of a strongly contested competitive tender ... News | Monday, 11 September 2006 Read more |
Chamber music brings intimate appeal to a new generationPrimus is the Principal Partner of Chamber Music Australia, which will present six one-hour performances at BMW Edge, Federation Square to promote a fresh understanding of this exquisite musical style. “Chamber Music Australia would not survive without the vision and support of Primus Telecom,” says Benjamin Woodroffe, General Manager of Chamber Music Australia. Chamber music is a form of classical music written for a small group of instruments and traditionally played in ... News | Monday, 11 September 2006 Read more |
Primus Launches WirelessHome BroadbandMelbourne, Australia, July 3, 2006 Primus Telecom today announced the launch of WirelessHome, a new residential wireless broadband product that allows users to move easily around their home and remain online. WirelessHome comprises a standard Primus Broadband Plan together with a wireless modem that enables a high-speed connection to a personal computer or laptop, providing a wireless local area network (LAN) in and around the home. This will make life easier for ... News | Sunday, 2 July 2006 Read more |
Primus launches Post-Paid MobileMelbourne, Australia, May 31 2006 PRIMUS TELECOM LAUNCHES NEW POST-PAID MOBILE PHONE SERVICE Customers can now bundle home phone, Internet and mobile services for convenience and savings Melbourne, Australia, May 31 2006 - Primus Telecom, today announced the launch of Primus Mobile, its new post-paid mobile phone service for the residential market. Primus Telecom customers will now be able to bundle their home phone, Internet and ... News | Tuesday, 30 May 2006 Read more |
Primus releases web text SMS offeringMelbourne, Australia, April 20, 2006 GIVE YOUR THUMBS A REST WITH THE NEW PRIMUS WEB TEXT SMS DIRECT FROM YOUR COMPUTER SMS to groups, from spreadsheets, or use ‘Flash’ SMS Melbourne, Australia, April 20, 2006 - Primus Telecom today released WebTXT, a personal messaging service that allows Primus Internet subscribers to send an SMS (short message service) direct from a computer. WebTXT gets around the problem of keying text messages into a ... News | Wednesday, 19 April 2006 Read more |
Introducing new Homecap planMelbourne, Australia, April 17, 2006 PRIMUS INTRODUCES NEW HOMECAP PLAN TO PUT A LID ON CALL COSTS Local, national, international and calls to mobiles included in capped price Melbourne, Australia, April 17, 2006 - Primus Telecom today announced new phone plans for residential customers with price capping that can provide up to 0 worth of calls each month on a low monthly plan. The Primus HomeCap plan gives customers joining Primus the benefit ... News | Sunday, 16 April 2006 Read more |
US Trade Rep supports Telstra concernsMelbourne, Australia, April 7, 2006 US TRADE REPRESENTATIVE SUPPORTS AUSTRALIAN CONCERNS OVER TELSTRA Melbourne, Australia, April 7, 2006 - The United States Trade Representative has today supported the concerns raised by rivals over Telstra’s anti-competitive behaviour in the Australian market. The comments are contained in the 2006 Section 1377 Review of Telecommunications Trade Agreements released by the Office of the United States Trade representative today. The report says Telstra has been aggressive in attempting ... News | Thursday, 6 April 2006 Read more |
Primus launches VOIP serviceMelbourne, Australia, March 6, 2006 PRIMUS TELECOM LAUNCHES NATIONAL VOIP SERVICE TO RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS CUSTOMERS TalkBroadband offers low priced, high quality Internet calls Melbourne, Australia, March 6, 2006 - Primus Telecom today announced the launch of TalkBroadband, a new powerful and feature-rich nationwide Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service that uses broadband instead of traditional copper lines. The new Primus TalkBroadband service dramatically cuts telephone costs with untimed calls to anywhere in ... News | Sunday, 5 March 2006 Read more |
Primus appoints new head of business improvementMelbourne, Australia, February 20, 2006 PRIMUS TELECOM APPOINTS NEW HEAD OF BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT TO DRIVE INTERNAL CHANGE Melbourne, Australia, February 20, 2006 - Primus Telecom today announced the appointment of Ms Marion Macleod as Head of Business Improvement, reporting to the Managing Director. The position will be responsible for ensuring that the systems and processes behind all of Primus’s products and services are operating efficiently and in a way that fully meets customer ... News | Sunday, 19 February 2006 Read more |
