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Download: Broadband Continuity Plan74 KB

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Your broadband service can be a critical business asset. If your broadband service failed, could your business continue to operate effectively?

To minimise the risk you are advised to:

a) Perform a risk assessment for your business use of broadband

b) Obtain the most resilient broadband service that you can afford – to match the level of risk.

c) Write an action plan of what you would do if you broadband failed (outage)

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Fixed Voice Continuity Plan.pdf409.05 KB

Fixed Voice Continuity Plan.doc71.5 KB

Your business landline (fixed voice service) can be a critical business asset. If your fixed voice service failed, would your business continue to operate effectively?

Back-up (or failover) solutions for fixed voice services vary considerably depending on the size of your organisation and the purposes for which you use these services. Most small businesses are highly dependent on their fixed voice services so a continuity plan is important.

To minimise risk to your business from failure of your fixed voice services you should:

• Perform a 'risk assessment' for your business's use of telecommunications
  
  
• Obtain the most reliable fixed voice service that you can afford – to match the level of risk.
  
  
• Write an action plan for what you would do in the event of a disruption to this service (outage)

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Small business tip sheets

Download: Business Continuity Plan61 KB

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What is a 'Business Continuity Plan' (BCP)?

It is a fact of life that emergencies will happen, and computer and communications systems will fail. To minimise the problems for your business it is advisable to have a business continuity plan which:

• Outlines what you have done in advance to prevent interruptions to vital services
  
  
• Lists the steps you and staff will take during an interruption to continue operations
  
  
• Lists the steps you will take to fully restore services after an interruption
  
  
• Sets up a Post Incident Review (PIR) after an interruption has occurred
  
  

Sample BCPs are available on the internet where you will also find sites that have extensive instructions on their construction and implementation.

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If you are travelling overseas and would like to use your mobile phone you have a number of options to consider.

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Top Tips

The sun is shining, cricket commentators are beginning to take over the airwaves, and barbeques across the country are being scrapped and cleaned ready for the first snags of the season; summer is coming to Australia and with it one of the nation’s busiest travel periods. Whether we’re road tripping across the country or travelling half-way across the world, many of us will find ourselves relying heavily on our phones during the summer holiday season. To help you make the most of your travel and avoid ruining your post-holiday glow with a nasty bill shock, we’ve curated our top tech travel tips.

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Hello...hello...can you hear me..?

Is poor internet preventing you from talking with family and friends, watching your favourite shows or uploading photos of your recent adventures to share with everybody?

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Your internet and home phone

The National Broadband Network (NBN) is Australia’s wholesale internet provider. This means that when you sign up for an NBN plan, you will need to order the service through a telco (e.g. Telstra, Optus, Vodafone etc.).

Read more: Choosing an Internet Plan

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Your internet and home phone

Once you have chosen an NBN home internet plan, your telco will organise to have your home connected to the NBN.

Getting connected may differ depending on your home and the area you live in.

Read more: Connecting and Troubleshooting Your NBN Home Internet Service

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Your internet and home phone

If you live in an urban area, it is likely that your home phone services will no longer be provided on Telstra’s network. Instead they will be provided over the NBN.

This means that even if you only want to keep your home phone service, you still need to connect to the NBN.

Read more: Connecting and Using Your NBN Home Phone Service

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Your internet and home phone

Sky Muster and Sky Muster Plus (or nbn’s Satellite Services) provide fast broadband coverage to around 430,000 homes and small businesses across regional, rural and remote Australia and its islands.

The 3rd edition of this extensive, easy to understand guide is now available for download in PDF and Word formats.

It covers topics such as:

Read more: Satellite - Sky Muster Guide 3rd Edition

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Your mobile

Prepaid or postpaid?

There are a wide range of pre and postpaid plans available on the market. The main benefit of using postpaid is that you can buy a new phone with these plans, while prepaid plans may be better if you want to avoid unexpected extra charges and already have a mobile phone.

Read more: Choosing a Mobile Plan

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Your mobile

Data and internet use

Track your usage

To avoid excess usage charges or running out of data, it’s important to know how much data is included with your phone plan. Once you know your data allowance, you can set a usage limit on your mobile phone. This can be done in your phone’s settings.

Read more: Using Your Mobile Phone