Editing Telecommunications in Australia (section)

===xDSL===
In 2000, the first consumer [[ADSL]] services were made available via Telstra Bigpond, at speeds of 256/64&nbsp;kbit/s (downstream/upstream), 512/128&nbsp;kbit/s, and 1500/256&nbsp;kbit/s. Telstra chose to artificially limit all ADSL speeds to a maximum of 1500/256&nbsp;kbit/s. As ADSL required access to the telephone exchange and the copper line – which only Telstra had – this allowed Telstra to be dominant due to the expense of roll-out for other companies and Telstra's established customer base. Other ISPs followed suit soon after; reselling connections purchased wholesale from Telstra.<ref>[https://www.telstrawholesale.com.au/ Telstra Wholesale]</ref>

In response to Telstra's monopolisation of ADSL provision other carriers installed their own [[DSLAM]]s.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.xyzed.com.au/admin/uploads/pdf/00.09.04.pdf |title=First competitive DSL network opens for business |date=4 September 2000|access-date=2024-10-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120155819/http://www.xyzed.com.au/admin/uploads/pdf/00.09.04.pdf |archive-date=20 January 2016 }}</ref> [[Internode Systems|Internode]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.internode.on.net/about/news/20060920-coorongsolar.htm |title=Internode - News and Media - Internode Covers Coorong with Solar-Powered Broadband |access-date=2007-05-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106010305/http://www.internode.on.net/about/news/20060920-coorongsolar.htm |archive-date=6 January 2007 }}</ref>

The presence of non-Telstra DSLAMs allowed the service providers to control the speed of connection, and most offered "uncapped" speeds, allowing the customers to connect at whatever speed their copper pair would allow, up to 8&nbsp;Mbit/s. Ratification of [[ADSL2|ADSL2 and ADSL2+]] increased the maximum to 12&nbsp;Mbit/s, then 24&nbsp;Mbit/s. {{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}

In November 2007 the first Naked DSL product was announced by [[iiNet]].<ref>[https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/iinet-keeps-raincoat-on-ready-to-expose-naked-dsl/ 'ZDnet iiNet keeps Raincoat on, ready to expose naked DSL'] Retrieved on 9 December 2008.</ref> Shortly after this other internet providers also started to provide DSL products without telephony service over copper, reducing line rental fees.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120722142541/http://www.cnet.com.au/broadband/adsl/0,239035934,339281360,00.htm?feed=pt_naked_dsl/ 'AAPT Promises Naked DSL by Christmas'] Retrieved on 9 December 2008</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/iiNet-leaps-out-and-exposes-naked-DSL/0,130061791,339283842,00.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116113231/http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/iiNet-leaps-out-and-exposes-naked-DSL/0,130061791,339283842,00.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 November 2007 |title=iiNet leaps out and exposes naked DSL |publisher=Zdnet.com.au |access-date=13 December 2010}}</ref>