Prices going up for Aussie Broadband NBN 100 customers

Alex Choros - Managing Editor + Group Telco Editor

Last updated 04 August 2020

All Aussie Broadband customers with an NBN 100 plan will soon pay an extra $10 per month as part of a raft of newly announced plans changes.

Aussie Broadband has already applied the pricing changes to its range of plans, bringing its unlimited NBN 100 / 20 plan up to $99 per month, and its unlimited NBN 100 / 40 plan to $109 per month. Existing customers will benefit from a three or so month grace period. Throughout September, Aussie will contact all customers on NBN 100 plans and give them a further 60 days' notice regarding the price rise.

The price hike comes just weeks after Aussie Broadband raised concerns about the telco industry having to increase prices or reduce service quality after NBN Co's COVID-19 CVC boost runs its course due to increased usage.

In March, NBN Co responded to the pandemic by offering telcos an additional 40% capacity in order to help mitigate congestion with more Australians working from home. NBN Co's capacity-based pricing model is the main reason customers experience congestion on the network. All telcos selling an NBN plan also need to purchase capacity, or CVC.

Telcos typically have to find the right balance between how much CVC they purchase and the price they charge for the plan. Purchase too little CVC, and you get congestion during peak hours. Purchase too much, and plans become too expensive.

At is stands, NBN Co will be offering the CVC boost until the middle of September, but even with the extra capacity, Aussie says it is still losing money on plans.

"We need to raise the price of some of our plans because of increased costs associated with the data being used on those plans," said an Aussie Broadband spokesperson. "Part of this cost – but not all – is the NBN CVC charge. Even with NBN’s extra CVC COVID offer, we are either at cost or losing money on those plans."

"Whilst we really appreciate NBN's extension, it does not address the underlying issue for ISPs of trying to set prices to cope with rapidly changing data use by our customers - the CVC overage charge being one of the contributors to this, but not the only one."

"Price rises are a tough call for us, especially while COVID continues to impact our nation (and at the moment, particularly Victoria, where we are based). We’re not out to make an outrageous profit but we do need our prices to be sustainable."

Aussie believes all NBN providers will soon be forced to make a similar choice: to either increase prices or contend with higher congestion.

In addition, Aussie Broadband will also be contacting customers on "legacy" plans through September and moving them on to a plan in the current range. These customers will also be given 60 days of notice.

Since Aussie Broadband plans are contract-free, customers not happy with the changes are always able to swap to a different speed tier or move to another provider entirely.

As part of its pricing changes, Aussie Broadband has launched a new NBN 12 plan with 100GB for seniors at $50 per month, increased upload on NBN 25 plans to 10Mbps (other than for fixed wireless customers), and introduced a new NBN 75 speed tier.

Aussie's new NBN 75 plan will set you back $89 per month with unlimited data, the same as what the telco used to charge for an NBN 100 / 20 plan. The telco is reporting typical evening speeds of 65Mbps on NBN 75 plans.

Pricing for Aussie Broadband's NBN 25, NBN 50, and plans faster than NBN 100 remains unchanged.

Here is Aussie's entire range of unlimited plans:

All Fixed Line nbn®

Basic Plus nbn - Unlimited

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nbn® 23/9 Mbps
Unlimited Data
Deal: Includes $25 off for the first 6 months. Promo code SPRING25. $83/mth after promo ends 15.11.26

$58/mth

Min. cost $58

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$58/mth

Min. cost $58

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And here is how Aussie's new NBN 100 plan pricing compares to the competition:

#1	amaysim	amaysim FTTN, FTTB, FTTC NBN100 FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn® 100/18 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Includes $40/mth off for the first 6 months ($30 NBN Sale + $10 Standard Intro Offer), then $90/mth. Ends 20.10.26 $50/mth for first 6 months, then $90/mth Min. cost $50 Go to Site	$50/mth for first 6 months, then $90/mth Min. cost $50	Go to Site
#2	Belong	Belong FTTN, FTTB, FTTC NBN Premium – Unlimited FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn® 100/17 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Includes $36 off for 6 months - $59/mth for first 6 mths, then $95/mth (Offer ends 04.11.26) + Free $80 Mobile SIM $59/mth for first 6 mths, then $95/mth Min. cost $59 Go to Site	$59/mth for first 6 mths, then $95/mth Min. cost $59	Go to Site
#3	Dodo Editor's Pick	Dodo FTTN, FTTB, FTTC Editor's Pick nbn100 Unlimited Plan FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn® 100/17 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Incl. $30/mth discount for 6 months based on the standard price $92.99/mth. Ends 08.12.26. T&Cs apply. $62.99/mth for first 6 mths, then $92.99/mth Min. cost $62.99 Go to Site*	$62.99/mth for first 6 mths, then $92.99/mth Min. cost $62.99	Go to Site
#4	Tangerine Telecom	Tangerine Telecom FTTN, FTTB, FTTC Speedy NBN 100/20 FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn® 100/17 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Includes $25/mth off for the first 6 mths, $67.90/mth for first 6 months, then $92.90/mth. $67.90/mth for first 6 mths, then $92.90/mth Min. cost $67.90 Go to Site	$67.90/mth for first 6 mths, then $92.90/mth Min. cost $67.90	Go to Site
#5	Kogan Internet	Kogan Internet FTTN, FTTB, FTTC Gold Unlimited FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn® 98/17 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Incl. $16/mth off for 12mths. $69.90/mth for first 12 months then revert back to $85.90/mth. Offer available until withdrawn. $69.90/mth for first 12 mths, then $85.90/mth Min. cost $69.90 Go to Site	$69.90/mth for first 12 mths, then $85.90/mth Min. cost $69.90	Go to Site
#6	iiNet	iiNet FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn Home Fast Liimitless FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn® 99/17 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Includes $25/mth off for 6 mths - $69.99/mth for first 6 months, then $94.99/mth. Use code SAVE25FOR6 $69.99/mth + $10 Upfront for first 6 mths, then $94.99/mth Min. cost $79.99 Link not supplied	$69.99/mth + $10 Upfront for first 6 mths, then $94.99/mth Min. cost $79.99	Link not supplied
#7	Superloop	Superloop FTTN, FTTB, FTTC Family nbn100/20 FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn® 95/17 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Incl. $21/mth off 6 months! $74/mth for 6 mths, then $95/mth + Bundle & Save $74/mth for first 6 mths, then $95/mth Min. cost $74 Go to Site	$74/mth for first 6 mths, then $95/mth Min. cost $74	Go to Site
#8	TPG	TPG FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn Home Fast Unlimited Plan FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn® 99/17 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Save $240 over 12mths! $74.99/mth for first 12 months, then $94.99/mth. Min cost $84.99 if modem returned. T&Cs apply $74.99/mth for first 12 mths, then $94.99/mth Min. cost $74.99 Link not supplied	$74.99/mth for first 12 mths, then $94.99/mth Min. cost $74.99	Link not supplied
#9	MATE	MATE FTTN, FTTB, FTTC No Worries nbn 100/20 FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn® 97/19 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Includes $25/mth off for first 6 mths, $75/mth for first 6 mths, then reverts to $100/mth (code MATE25) + Bundle & Save + more! $75/mth for first 6 months, then $100/mth Min. cost $75 Link not supplied	$75/mth for first 6 months, then $100/mth Min. cost $75	Link not supplied
#10	Vodafone	Vodafone FTTN, FTTB, FTTC Home Fast nbn® FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn® 99/17 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Incl. $20/mth off for 12 mths, then reverts to $99/mth + Save $10/mth when you bundle with a mobile plan with Vodafone $79/mth for first 12 mths, then $99/mth Min. cost $79 Link not supplied	$79/mth for first 12 mths, then $99/mth Min. cost $79	Link not supplied
#11	Aussie Broadband	Aussie Broadband FTTN, FTTB, FTTC Fast nbn - Unlimited FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn® 94/18 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Includes $20 off for the first 6 months. Promo code SPRING20. $99/mth after promo ends 15.11.26 $79/mth for first 6 months, then $99/mth Min. cost $79 Link not supplied	$79/mth for first 6 months, then $99/mth Min. cost $79	Link not supplied
#12	Optus	Optus FTTN, FTTB, FTTC Optus Fast nbn® FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn® 100/18 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: $84/mth for a year, then $99/mth or as notified. New services. Incl intro offer + extra $5/mth off. Min cost $390. Ends 6/10. $84/mth for first 12 months, then $99/mth or as notified Min. cost $84 Link not supplied	$84/mth for first 12 months, then $99/mth or as notified Min. cost $84	Link not supplied
#13	Telstra	Telstra FTTN, FTTB, FTTC Premium Internet Only Plan FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn® 100/17 Mbps Unlimited Data $99/mth Min. cost $99 Link not supplied	$99/mth Min. cost $99	Link not supplied

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Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.

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