RSS Feed
June 20th, 2013 
Peter Nolan Australia’s third-largest internet service provider (ISP), iiNet, has paid an AU$102,000 fine to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for a bus ad for naked DSL that didn’t prominently display the total minimum cost for the service.
The ad, which was on the rear of buses in metropolitan Sydney between February and March this year, was for iiNet’s naked DSL service starting out at AU$59.95 per month. Although the ad also displayed a total minimum price, the ACCC decided that this was not displayed prominently enough.
The total minimum cost for the service over 24 months, including the AU$79.95 connection fee, was AU$1,518.75.
ACCC chair Rod Sims said that protecting consumers in the telecommunications sector has become a priority for the commission.
“Businesses need to take into account the context in which their advertisements appear. If the total minimum price is not prominent or cannot be easily seen, businesses run the risk of being in breach of the Australian Consumer Law,” he said in a statement.
Source Article from http://www.zdnet.com/au/iinet-cops-au102k-fine-for-very-fine-fine-print-7000017054/
Posted in 
