{"answer":{"slug":"future-broadband-vs-the-internet-provider-nbn","title":"Future Broadband vs The Internet Provider NBN plans","question":"Is Future Broadband or The Internet Provider cheaper for NBN?","as_of":"2026-11-08","dataset_version":"2026-11-08.live","canonical":"future-broadband-vs-the-internet-provider-nbn","lastmod":"2026-11-08","page_title":"Future Broadband vs The Internet Provider NBN: Future Broadband cheaper on 1 of 1 shared tier, NBN 500 at $89.00/mo against $100.00/mo ongoing, as of 2026-11-08","description":"Future Broadband is cheaper than The Internet Provider on 1 of the 1 NBN speed tier both sell as of 2026-11-08: on NBN 500, Future Broadband's NBN 500 (Superfast) is $89.00/mo ongoing against $100.00/mo for The Internet Provider's NBN 500 (Superfast), $11.00 a month more, both read from the brands' own pages on 2026-11-08.","summary":"Future Broadband is cheaper than The Internet Provider on 1 of the 1 NBN speed tier both sell as of 2026-11-08: on NBN 500, Future Broadband's NBN 500 (Superfast) is $89.00/mo ongoing against $100.00/mo for The Internet Provider's NBN 500 (Superfast), $11.00 a month more, both read from the brands' own pages on 2026-11-08. Prices are the ongoing monthly price including GST, each read from the brand's own page within the last 24 hours; intro offers are shown beside the row and do not decide a tier. A tier only one brand sells is listed, not scored. 2 Future Broadband plans last read on 2026-07-29 are listed with the lineup but score no tier.","plans":[{"product_id":"live-future-broadband-lite","provider":"Future Broadband","provider_id":"cmp-future-broadband","name":"Future Broadband Lite","vertical":"nbn","segment":"residential","speed":"12","down_mbps":12,"band_mbps":12,"price_aud_month":55,"promo":null,"promo_price_aud_month":null,"promo_months":null,"delivered_pct":null,"cost_first_year_aud":660,"margin_aud_month":null,"margin_pct":null,"price_last_confirmed_at":"2026-11-08T02:00:46.112Z","status":"current","data_gb":null,"network":null,"period_days":null,"page_url":"https://openstream.com.au/plans/cmp-future-broadband","signup_url":"https://openstream.com.au/go?p=https%3A%2F%2Ffuturebroadband.com.au%2Fresidential%2F&n=Future%20Broadband%20Lite"},{"product_id":"live-future-broadband-starter","provider":"Future Broadband","provider_id":"cmp-future-broadband","name":"Future 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