iiNets leadership recognised at industry night of nights

July 12, 2011 - PRLog -- iiNet's CEO, Michael Malone, has been recognised for his leadership and contribution to the communications industry after receiving the Communications Ambassador 2011 gong at the ACOMM Awards in Sydney last night.The award celebrates an individual who has shown strong leadership and contributed to the cooperative development and growth of the industry.Michael accepted the award via video message and used the opportunity to urge industry members to work together to ensure the National Broadband Network is done right."We do live in interesting times. As the National Broadband Network begins to roll out around the country, it's important we all step up and insist the right technological solutions are implemented on the NBN regardless of political influence," Mr Malone said."We all need to help customers take advantage of Broadband services and the future of the Internet in Australia.""I'd like to thank the judges, Communications Alliance, Communications Day and the staff and customers of iiNet for allowing me to be here."iiNet took home the Partnerships for Growth award for its collaboration with fetchtv, giving Australia's second largest DSL Internet Service Provider even more reason to crack open a bottle of bubbly.For more information on iiNet, visit www.iinet.net.auFor further information, please contact:Anthony Fisk or Jane HumphriesCommunicationsiiNet08 9214 2210 or media@staff.iinet.net.au

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About iiNet
iiNet is Australia's second largest DSL Internet Service Provider (ISP) and the leading challenger in the telecommunications market. We employ more than 2000 inquisitive staff across four countries and support over 1.3 million telephony, Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) and broadband services nationwide.

We're a publicly listed company and we maintain our own super-fast broadband network. Our vision is to lead the market with products that harness the potential of the Internet and then differentiate with award-winning customer service.