Mr Britt said the capital raised would … include laying its own fibre backhaul to 76 of the NBN’s 121 points of interconnect, meaning it will not have to lease access to Telstra’s backhaul fibre. It estimates the cost of that build, which began in May, at $67 million. Along with the savings on leasing costs, that investment will also allow Aussie Broadband to serve business customers with its own fibre, rather than using the NBN’s or another telco’s fibre, providing a better margin. Businesses make up around 15 per cent of the company’s customer base. “Our own fibre in the ground goes to the heart of our approach to the business. It means that we can control quality and improve our customer experience even more, and it means we can start to drive down our backhaul costs,” Mr Britt said.
