Why Choose Exetel As A Service Provider?

1. Exetel only offers services at an end user charge that is less than that of every other realistic service provider in Australia.
2. Exetel has a full range of services for both residential and business customers (from pay by the mb Mobile Broadband to 40/40 mbps Ethernet).
3. Exetel's networks have delivered uptimes in excess of 99.99% every month for over five years.
4. Exetel provides each agent with a comprehensive 'control panel' to make it easy to manage your customers.
5. Exetel will buy hardware on your behalf using its level of buying power and pass that low cost on to you plus an average of $5.00 for handling.
6. Exetel will listen to your requests for assistance/product improvement and action them.
7. An Exetel agent is 'non-exclusive' allowing you to sell whatever other products and services you deem best for your business.
8. We will provide marketing and sales material at no or very low cost to assist you in any mutually agreed marketing program.
9. We will pay 50% of any advertising mutually agreed that promotes Exetel services

How To Become An Exetel Agent

If what you use the drop downs under "Agent" at the top right of this page you can find details of the different agent arrangements.

If you wish to be considered as either a Residential or Business Exetel agent please read the Residential Draft Agent Contract.

click here for the Residential Agent Draft Contract.

If, having read the draft contract, you wish to proceed with applying for an Exetel agency please send the following information:

• Company Name
• Street Address
• ABN
• Main Contact Name
• Years in business
• Products/services currently sold
• Number of full time employees by type
• Your current customer marketplace

to: partnersales@exetel.com.au

If we agree that your application meets our basic requirements we will usually issue you an agent contract within 48 hours of your application.

Agent - Residential Programs

Services Available - Exetel Residential DSL Agent

Currently the products/services available to an Exetel Residential agent are:

• Residential ADSL (1 and 2)
• Business ADSL (1 and 2)
• Fibre Broadband services (NBN/Telstra Fibre/Opticomm)
• Wireline telephone services
• Mobile telephone services
• Modem hardware
• Wireless Broadband wireless services

Exetel can provide Netcomm products at very attractive prices to Exetel agents. To see a list of the current Netcomm products available please click here.

Requirements To Become A Residential Agent

The main requirements to become an Exetel Residential agent are:

An established business that will sell Exetel's Residential products/services as an 'add on' to its current activities

A thorough knowledge of the technical/operational aspects of the products/services

Exetel will consider companies/people that don't meet those two criteria if there are compelling reasons to do so.

Applying To Become A Residential Agent

If you wish to be considered as either a Residential or Business Exetel agent please read the draft agent contract that you will find by:

clicking here for the Residential Agent draft contract.

If, having read the draft contract, you wish to proceed with applying for an Exetel agency please send the following information:

• Company Name
• Street Address
• ABN
• Main Contact Name
• Years in business
• Products/services currently sold
• Number of full time employees by type
• Your current customer marketplace

to: partnersales@exetel.com.au

If we agree that your application meets our basic requirements we will usually issue you an agent contract within 48 hours of your application.

Agent - Business Programs

Services Available - Exetel Business Agent

Currently the products/services available to an Exetel Business agent are:

• Residential ADSL (1 and 2)
• SHDSL
• Ethernet Point To Point
• VPN (512 through 4 mbps)
• Wireline telephone services
• Mobile telephone services
• PABX hardware
• Modem hardware

Exetel can provide Netcomm products at very attractive prices to Exetel agents. To see a list of the current Netcomm products available please click here.

Requirements To Become An Exetel Business Agent

The main requirements to become an Exetel Residential agent are:

• A business that has been established for more than 2 years
• An established client base to which the agent has already provided full business solution products
• An established client base to which the agent provides ongoing "maintenance" services

Applying To Become A Business Exetel Agent

If you wish to be considered as a Business Exetel agent please read the draft agent contract that you will find by clicking here.

If, having read the draft contract you wish to proceed with applying for an Exetel agency please send the following information:

• Company Name
• Street Address
• ABN
• Main Contact Name
• Years in business
• Products/services currently sold
• Number of full time employees by type
• Your current customer marketplace

to: partnersales@exetel.com.au

If we agree that your application meets our basic requirements we will usually issue you an agent contract within 48 hours of your application.

Agent - Telephony Programs

Services Available - Exetel Business Telephone Agent

Exetel can offer an extremely competitive range of telephone call plans to companies who install and service a business customer's telephone systems and services.

An agent can elect to sell Exetel's 'retail' telephone plans on the basis that Exetel bills the client and takes responsibility for collecting the debt and paying the agent a commission of 15% of the net invoice value.

The current business telephone call plans can be found by clicking here.

Alternatively, and as well, Exetel can provide 'tailored' plans at higher call charges than the retail plans that return commissions of 20% or 25% of the net invoice value. These plans can include 'rebates' to the end user of an agreed amount of money to cover the costs of the lease of a new telephone key station or PABX (the rebate is deducted from the agent's commission).

If the agent has their own billing system, Exetel can bill the agent direct and the agent can then on bill the end customer at whatever charges they wish to put in place.

Requirements To Become An Exetel Telephone Agent

The main requirements to become an Exetel Telephone Agent are:

• A business that has been established for more than 2 years selling and installing key station and PABX's.
• An established client base to which the agent has already provided full business solution products.
• An established client base to which the agent provides ongoing 'maintenance' services.

Applying To Become An Exetel Agent

If you wish to be considered as either an Exetel Telephone agent please read the draft agent contract that you will find by clicking here for the Telephone Agent draft contract.

If, having read the draft contract, you wish to proceed with applying for an Exetel agency please send the following information:

• Company Name
• Street Address
• ABN
• Main Contact Name
• Years in business
• Products/services currently sold
• Number of full time employees by type
• Your current customer marketplace

to: partnersales@exetel.com.au

If we agree that your application meets our basic requirements we will usually issue you an agent contract within 48 hours of your application.

Agents – Calling Card Program

Services Available - Exetel Calling Card Agent

An agent can elect to sell Exetel's calling card service on the basis that Exetel bills the client and takes responsibility for collecting the debt and paying the agent a commission of 30% of the net invoice value of the cards.

Each Exetel calling card has an initial value of $10. This is prepaid by the end customer. They can be recharged by the end customer at any (multiple of $5) varying amounts.

The current calling cards available for sale can be found by clicking here.

Requirements To Become An Exetel CALLING CARD Agent

The main requirements to become an Exetel Calling Card Agent are one or both of these:

• A business that has been established for more than 2 years selling calling card services.
• An existing Exetel agent, providing other Exetel services, with a shop front.

Applying To Become An Exetel Agent

If you wish to be considered as an Exetel Calling Card agent please read the draft agent contract that you will find by clicking here for the Calling Card Agent draft contract.

If, having read the draft contract, you wish to proceed with applying for an Exetel agency please send the following information:

• Company Name
• Street Address
• ABN
• Main Contact Name
• Years in business
• Products/services currently sold
• Number of full time employees by type
• Your current customer marketplace
• to: partnersales@exetel.com.au

If we agree that your application meets our basic requirements we will usually issue you an agent contract within 48 hours of your application.

Exetel's Virtual ISP Program

Sourcing A VISP Service From Exetel

Exetel is a relatively well known ADSL "brand name" around Australia. Exetel is able to provide ADSL1, ADSL2+, Mobile, PSTN/Telephone, Voice Over IP services to smaller ISPs to re-brand as their own services using their own realm and providing all billing and support and added value services in whatever way they determine best meets their commercial objectives.

Exetel can provide plans tailored to meet the ISPs needs except that Exetel cannot provide any form of "Unlimited" plan nor can it provide a "direct feed" type service. As a valued VISP customer, Exetel can offer you the following to help you get started:

• A base monthly price for each of the ADSL1 and ADSL 2+ supplied via Optus and Telstra infrastructure.
• Mobile services at very competitive rates.
• The ability to offer PSTN and VoIP services to your customer base.
• A low per gigabyte charge for downloads.
• On line ordering and tracking tools.
• On line diagnosis tools for service issue resolution.
• On line "dead service" service issue logging and tracking.

The VISP can set its own end user pricing and activation pricing and 'design' its own plans/included download offerings.

If required Exetel can also offer telephone support, provisioning help and other support services to its VISP clients with the telephone being answered in their name.

Requirements To Acquire VISP Services From Exetel

The requirements to source VISP services from Exetel are:

• An established ISP business with a minimum of 150 ADSL services.
• A solid financial business track record.
• The agreement to pay for services by direct debit one month in advance.

If you wish to discuss what Exetel might be able to offer your ISP please send your contact name and number via email:

visp@exetel.com.au

Applying For A VISP Service

If you wish to apply for VISP services through Exetel please read the draft VISP contract that you will find by clicking here.

If, having read the draft contract, you wish to proceed with applying for an Exetel VISP agreement please send the following information:

• Company Name
• Street Address
• ABN
• Main Contact Name
• Years in business
• Products/services currently sold
• Number of full time employees by type
• Your current customer marketplace

to: partnersales@exetel.com.au

If we agree that your application meets our basic requirements we will call you to discuss the terms of a contract within 48 hours of your application.

Exetel Franchise

Customer Services Available - Franchise

Exetel will provide all of its current and future communications services to the franchisee at an agreed discount to the prices that Exetel itself offers the same services.

Products and Services included in the current suite of offerings are:

• ADSL1 broadband
• ADSL2 broadband
• SHDSL and Ethernet Business services
• VoIP, Wire Line and Mobile services
• Netcomm hardware

Requirements To Obtain An Exetel Franchise

The main requirements to obtain an Exetel franchise are:

• It's an exclusive arrangement under which the franchisee does not offer any other provider's services that compete with the services offered by Exetel.
• The franchisee can offer any products or services that do not compete with Exetel's products and services
• The franchisee has been in business for a minimum of three years
• The franchisee has a minimum of 50 Exetel services in their capacity as an Exetel agent or has 100 ADSL services supplied via other providers
• The franchise contract is for a minimum of three years renewable for a further three years

The franchisee trades under the Exetel name: Exetel (Location) Pty Ltd with a reference to the name of the previous business (formerly: XYZ Computers Pty Ltd) below the main Exetel name in smaller typeface.

Support From Exetel

Exetel will provide the following support:

• All code for the web site, back end processes and associated application, ordering and tracking requirements
• User Facility back end similar to that Exetel currently provides to its own end users
• Billing services if required
• The same level of provisioning, delivery and service issue finding and resolution tools that Exetel currently has or will subsequently develop
• Telephone support for the end user, if required, at a fee for service
• Access to Exetel's management control systems and all training and operational material as exists currently and as is subsequently developed

Applying To Become An Exetel Agent

If you wish to apply for an Exetel franchise please read the draft franchise contract that you will find by clicking here.

If, having read the draft contract, you wish to apply for an Exetel Franchise please send the following information:

Company Name
Street Address
ABN
Main Contact Name
Years in business
Products/services currently sold and number of customers by service
Number of full time employees by type
Your current customer marketplace

to jamesl@exetel.com.au and we will respond to you within five working days.