In 2002, PowerTel secured fifteen-year access agreements for fibre-optic network capacity, linking their Eastern State network to South Australia and Western Australia.
This offer was accepted and concluded in May 2007 with former Powertel boss, Paul Broad appointed CEO, with the AAPT name replacing the Powertel name across the business unit.
FaktorTel is the owner and operator of their purpose built VOIP network spanning all major capital cities across Australia and have formed agreements with Optus, AAPT, PowerTel and MCI (Verizon) which provides them with National and Global reach.