Lowest-margin NBN 12 plans: best value against the wholesale price
As of 2026-11-08, the thinnest estimated margin on an NBN 12 plan OpenStream tracks is Occom's NBN 12 (Basic I) at about $17.14/mo (32.5%) estimated over NBN Co's published ex-GST SAU wholesale tariff for the 12 Mbps tier, on a retail price of $58.00/mo ongoing, including GST, read from Occom's own page on 2026-11-08.
A thin margin means more of your money goes to the network than to the retailer's overhead. Margins are estimates from public prices, never from private contracts.
Today's answer
The plan that wins this question right now. You sign up with Occom directly; the price you saw is the price you get.
The plans
7 priced plans, cheapest first. Each row carries the day its price was read on the provider's own page, links that dated page, and hands off to the provider.
| # | Provider | Plan | Speed tier | $/mo inc GST | Intro price | First 12 months | Est. margin | Price read | Source page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Occom | Occom NBN 12 (Basic I) | 12/0.9 | $58.00/mo | – | $696 | $17.14 (32.5%) | 2026-11-08 | dated page | go to Occom |
| 2 |  Australia Online | Australia Online NBN 12 (Basic I) | 12 | $59.00/mo | – | $708 | $18.05 (33.7%) | 2026-11-08 | dated page | go to Australia Online |
| 3 |  Lizzy Internet | Lizzy Internet NBN 12 (Basic I) | 12 | $59.00/mo | – | $708 | $18.05 (33.7%) | 2026-11-07 | dated page | go to Lizzy Internet |
| 4 |  Veetel | Veetel NBN Value | 12/0.8 | $62.90/mo | $49.95 for 3 mo | $716 | $21.59 (37.8%) | 2026-11-07 | dated page | go to Veetel |
| 5 |  Pear | Pear NBN 12 (Basic I) | 12 | $65.00/mo | – | $780 | $23.50 (39.8%) | 2026-11-08 | dated page | go to Pear |
| 6 |  VoIPex | VoIPex NBN 12 (Basic I) | 12/1 | $65.00/mo | $55 for 12 mo | $660 | $23.50 (39.8%) | 2026-11-07 | dated page | go to VoIPex |
| 7 |  IPStar | IPStar NBN 12 (Basic I) | 12/1 | $70.00/mo | – | $840 | $28.05 (44.1%) | 2026-11-08 | dated page | go to IPStar |
How to read this
Prices are the advertised ongoing monthly price including GST, captured from the provider's own site by the hourly index and from comparison sites at baseline; "last confirmed" is the most recent read in which the served price was seen on a source. Estimated margin is the ex-GST retail price minus NBN Co's published wholesale tariff for the tier, and is shown only where that public reference exists. Every figure cites its source on the linked dated page. Errors are possible - check the cited sources. Full method: methodology. Machine-readable: this answer as JSON, MCP, llms.txt.
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