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Telstra misled consumers with ‘Unlimited’ ad campaign, Optus says
Clayton Utz 2018-05-18 9:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

Optus and Telstra squared off court on Friday over an allegedly misleading ad campaign for the second time in a week, this time over Telstra’s ‘Unlimited’ ad campaign.

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Telstra wins temporary block on Optus ‘Empires End’ ad
Article 2018-05-16 10:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

Optus was ordered Wednesday to temporarily pull an ad that Telstra alleges makes a false and damaging claim about the superiority of Optus’ mobile network.

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Judge shoots down Optus challenge to Optum trade mark
Appeals 2018-05-11 9:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

Telecom giant Optus has come up short in a Federal Court challenge to trademark registration for health services company Optum, with a judge saying the two company’s marks — despite the difference of just one letter — were distinct enough.

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Roadshow wins bid to block piracy sites
Entertainment 2018-04-27 9:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has ordered Telstra, Optus, Vocus and TPG to block 16 online sites for pirated content. 

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Court hits Telstra with $10M fine for billing practices
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-04-26 6:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Federal Court judge on Thursday ordered Telstra to pay $10 million in penalties after admitting it misled customers by billing them for mobile phone apps they unwittingly bought.

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Facebook rejects calls for regulation amid ACCC probe
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-04-24 12:03 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Facebook has struck back at calls for regulation of digital platforms that distribute news content, saying consumers stand to lose from regulatory meddling.

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NBN’s viability in doubt, ACCC says in final communications report
Article 2018-04-05 10:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian consumer regulator has questioned the long-term commercial viability of the NBN, saying consumers may lose their appetite for increased broadband speeds when the network’s prices go up.

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Judge orders Hytera to produce US docs in Motorola patent case
Article 2018-04-04 3:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge overseeing Motorola Solutions’ patent infringement suit against Hytera Communications has ordered the Chinese company to hand over documents in evidence in the companies’ U.S. litigation ahead of producing documents held in China.

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Telstra faces $10M fine for unauthorized billing charges
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-26 1:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

Telstra could pay as much as $10 million in penalties after admitting it misled customers by billing them for mobile phone apps they unwittingly bought.

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ACCC targets Vocus for misleading NBN speed claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-23 3:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Three units of Vocus have entered agreements with the ACCC to refund customers for promising NBN speeds they couldn’t deliver.

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