{"answer":{"slug":"carbon-comms-vs-fibremax-nbn","title":"Carbon Comms vs FibreMax NBN plans","question":"Is Carbon Comms or FibreMax cheaper for NBN?","as_of":"2026-11-08","dataset_version":"2026-11-08.live","canonical":"carbon-comms-vs-fibremax-nbn","lastmod":"2026-11-08","page_title":"Carbon Comms vs FibreMax NBN: Carbon Comms cheaper on 6 of 6 shared tiers, NBN 100 at $84.00/mo against $95.95/mo ongoing, as of 2026-11-08","description":"Carbon Comms is cheaper than FibreMax on 6 of the 6 NBN speed tiers both sell as of 2026-11-08: on NBN 100, Carbon Comms is $84.00/mo ongoing, read from Carbon Comms' own page on 2026-11-08; FibreMax is $95.95/mo ongoing, read from FibreMax's own page on 2026-11-08, $11.95 a month more.","summary":"Carbon Comms is cheaper than FibreMax on 6 of the 6 NBN speed tiers both sell as of 2026-11-08: on NBN 100, Carbon Comms is $84.00/mo ongoing, read from Carbon Comms' own page on 2026-11-08; FibreMax is $95.95/mo ongoing, read from FibreMax's own page on 2026-11-08, $11.95 a month more. 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