Internode has revealed to customers the first major benefit of joining forces with iiNet by announcing its most popular broadband services will become available through 450 telephone exchanges nationally.

iiNet Limited (ASX: IIN) yesterday announced that it had completed the acquisition of Internode Pty Ltd and Agile Communications Pty Ltd, announced on December 22, 2011.

The first customer-visible benefit of Internode becoming a full subsidiary of iiNet is that the company has added 242 telephone exchanges equipped with iiNet DSLAM equipment to the list of its own DSLAM-equipped exchanges. 

DSLAMs (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers) are devices that allow broadband providers such as Internode and iiNet to deliver ADSL-based broadband services over copper telephone lines. Once the DSLAM networks are integrated, this more than doubles the number of exchanges, from 208 to 450, through which Internode can deliver its most popular services, Internode Easy Broadband and Easy Naked.

Internode managing director Simon Hackett said the DSLAM integration was the first “customer-visible benefit of iiNet and Internode joining forces”. “Blending our DSLAM coverage benefits customers of both Internode and iiNet,” he said.

“We're working hard to integrate both DSLAM networks so that we can get Internode customers connected via iiNet DSLAMs and vice versa. Once our networks are integrated, more customers can get access to our most popular broadband plans, Internode Easy Broadband and Internode Easy Naked, which provide them with faster speeds at lower prices.

“Although no timeline is available yet, the integration process is a priority for both iiNet and Internode.”

Internode’s DSLAM coverage table will be updated as its broadband services become available at new telephone exchanges. Full DSLAM coverage details are published at www.internode.on.net/dslam.

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About Internode

Internode, a subsidiary of iiNet Limited, is a national broadband provider with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. Already a leading supplier of National Broadband Network (NBN) services, Internode delivers great value, technically advanced and reliable ADSL2+ services across Australia. Internode offers a wide range of value-added broadband services including more than 400 Internode WiFi hotspots throughout the country, NodeMobile Data 3G wireless broadband, Internode Business Connect Private IP networks, NodePhone VoIP telephony and a pioneering IPTV service through its partnership with FetchTV. Follow Internode online at www.internode.on.net/followus.