OPTUS OFFERS NEW HOME PHONE SERVICE WITH NO LINE RENTAL

Optus today announced its new "OptusOne" plans, offering customers the option to save money with a plan which combines the home phone with the mobile - including line rental, mobile phone value, local, national and international calls.

Optus Consumer Group Marketing Director, Michael Smith, said OptusOne was the first combined home and mobile plan in Australia to include both line rental and calls to international destinations.

"Customers can say goodbye to line rental with OptusOne and receive excellent value on their home and mobile phones for one simple monthly fee," Mr Smith said.

• The $99 OptusOne plan has no line rental charges and includes 150 local calls, $120 worth of mobile value and $120 worth of long distance calls including calls to international destinations.
• The $69 OptusOne plan includes line rental charges, 120 local calls and $120 worth of mobile phone value.

"Both OptusOne plans offer a fantastic way for people to manage and plan their monthly phone bills, and gives them a chance to save money on their home and mobile phone bills," Mr Smith said.

"Customers can also choose to bundle an OptusOne plan with OptusNet Broadband or Dial-up to receive additional benefits. Customers who combine the plan with a broadband service will receive four months free broadband access every year and those who bundle with a dial-up service will receive three months free dial-up access every year.

"These new offers are a great example of the benefits Optus is delivering under our new customer facing structure, which lets us bring together a variety of products; make life much simpler for our customers; and offer better value.

"Customers who take more than one product from Optus are making a real commitment to us; we want to make a real commitment in return by giving significantly better value," Mr Smith said.

OptusOne plans are now available to new and existing Optus customers. Optus will begin a major national advertising campaign this weekend.

The OptusOne $69 and $99 offers are available until 30 November 2005.

Media contact:
Sarah Turner or Sheila Dhillon
Optus Corporate Affairs
Tel: 02 9342 8432 or 9342 9021