SpinTel
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | 1996 in Sydney, Australia |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Australia |
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Number of employees | 83 (est.) |
| Website | www |
SpinTel is an Australian-based telecommunication company that mainly provides residential broadband,[1] 4G[2] connectivity and home phone packages. It was founded as Spin Internet services in 1996, by Peter Stevens in Sydney, Australia.
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.[3] In 2014, SpinTel launched an NBN service bundle.[4]
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.[5]
Awards
SpinTel has received multiple awards for its services, including the Best-Value Broadband Bundled Plan award and the Best Broadband Plan - Mobile award of the Money Magazine from 2007 onwards.[6][7] In 2011, it was nominated for the Private Business of the Year Award. During that year, SpinTel appeared in the 100 fastest growing Australian companies list.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ "ISP Spins up new reseller program". ARN. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ^ "Australian MVNOs: 3G or 4G?". Computerworld. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ^ "Comcen folds into sister Spintel". iTnews. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ^ Reichert, Corinne. "NBN stopped being a sideshow in 2015: Optus | ZDNet". ZDNet. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ^ Reichert, Corinne. "SpinTel breaches privacy of 400 customers | ZDNet". ZDNet. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ^ "Best of the Best 2016 - Money magazine". Money magazine. 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ^ "SpinTel Awards". www.spintel.net.au. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ^ "Distribution Central graces BRW Fast 100 for the seventh time". ARN. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ^ "Winning hands". 2011-08-25. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15.
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