Hi,
We have had this website for many years but this is the first time we have decided to blog.  So what inspired us to set up this blog? We just felt that we wanted to voice our opinion on what is happening in the Australian telecom market.

One of the first topics we would like to talk about is the proposed merger of TPG Internet with Soul. I have always felt that with the amount of competition in the Australian telco market it would be difficult for small players to survive and therefore consolidation is inevitable.

Personally I feel that this is a very important development in the Australian telco market. TPG have been at the forefront of development with Internet plans. They have got market leading products with their fantastic ADSL2+ broadband plans. Soul are a mainstream player in the telco industry. With Soul's fantastic home phone plans, mobile phone plans & its own range of broadband plans I think this is a ideal match.

Soul has its own ADSL2+ network of DSLAMs and now we will be able to add TPG's DSLAM to our list making Soul's coverage of the Australian marketplace even greater. We can look forward to some leading edge broadband plans in the future.

For TPG customers the good news will be that at some stage in the future they could expect that they would get access to Soul's home phone plans and mobile phone deals, resulting in one bill for all their services.

I am really looking forward for the merger to go through ASAP so that both our companies can derive the benefits.

I hope to blog on a weekly basis or atleast every time I feel that there is something important I want to convey my opinions about.

Cheers
The Phone Expert