Telcos ‘on notice’ about false and misleading advertising, with harsher penalties to be enforced

Telcos including Telstra, Vodafone and Optus have been warned by the competition watchdog, the ACCC, that they are ‘on notice’  with regards to any false or misleading advertising.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) foreshadowed telcos will be subject to much higher penalties for future breaches, and that executives who knowingly approve misleading advertisements may have court proceedings brought against them. 

Australia’s big three telcos have been targeted by the ACCC