Telstra pays $24 million in penalties and refunds after charging customers for inactive internet services

Telstra has been hit with heavy fines and penalties after wrongly charging customers.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) confirmed this morning that the telco has paid a $3.01 million penalty and refunded over $17.7 million to thousands of customers after charging them for inactive internet services over an 11-year period.

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