Spintel

SpinTel is an Australian-based telecommunication company that mainly provides residential broadband,[1] 4G connectivity and home phone packages. It was founded as Spin Internet services in 1996, by Peter Stevens in Sydney, Australia.

SpinTel Pty Ltd
TypePrivate
IndustryTelecommunication
Founded1996 in Sydney, Australia
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
Area served
Australia
Key people
  • Liam Bal, CEO
  • Con Georgiopoulos, COO
Products
Number of employees
83 (est.)
Websitewww.spintel.net.au

History

Established in 1996 in Sydney, under the name of Spin Internet services, it focused mainly on providing dial-up internet locally. In 2002, Spin Internet services launched ADSL services which had recently become available on the Australian market. In 2007, Spin Internet services signed a wholesale deal with Optus and Telstra for reselling bundle DSL services. From 2008, Spin Internet provided 3G mobile handsets and mobile internet plans. In 2011, it reverted to only selling mobile broadband and mobile airtime. In 2011, Spin Internet changed its name to Spintel, to better reflect the company's approach to telecommunications. In 2012, sister company Comcen merged with SpinTel, transferring all of its users.[2] In 2014, SpinTel launched an NBN service bundle.[3]

Controversy

In 2015, it was discovered that SpinTel has accidentally removed the unlisted classification of more than 400 silent numbers, which led them to be listed in both online and offline public number directories. SpinTel notified the affected users and issued an offer to change the numbers to unlisted ones.[4]

Awards
  • Best-Value Broadband Bundled Plan award
  • The Best Broadband Plan - Mobile award of the Money Magazine (2007).[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "ISP Spins up new reseller program". ARN. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  2. "Comcen folds into sister Spintel". iTnews. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  3. Reichert, Corinne. "NBN stopped being a sideshow in 2015: Optus | ZDNet". ZDNet. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  4. Reichert, Corinne. "SpinTel breaches privacy of 400 customers | ZDNet". ZDNet. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  5. "Distribution Central graces BRW Fast 100 for the seventh time". ARN. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  6. "Winning hands". 2011-08-25. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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