Telephone

Telephone providers in Australia give much the same kind of packages as in the UK.  Also as with the UK it seems the larger the telephone company, the worse the customer service gets!  Saying that we are with Telstra (the largest of the 'Big 4') and not had any issues with them to date.

The top 4 telephone providers are as follow:

They all also offer bundled packages with internet access and also mobiles if you want too, so there really is quite a bit to choose from.

Do Not Call Register

Much like the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) that is on offer to residential customers in the UK, Australia has the Do Not Call Register.  It takes about 1 month to come into effect and is supposed to stop Telemarketers from calling you.