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High Court upholds finding of misleading advertising in back and forth stoush between TPG and ACCC

The High Court has restored a $2 million penalty punishment awarded to TPG in relation to fine print in its advertisements for ADSL2+ broadband services. The advertisements stated that customers could purchase ‘Unlimited ADSL 2+’ for $29.95 per month. The fine print however stated further conditions whereby the customer would also incur set up costs and the bundle with internet plan was an additional $30 per month for phone line rental.

The ACCC brought proceedings against TPG for false or misleading representations in the Federal Court where TPG was fined $2 million for the advertisements which were published on TV, radio, newspaper and various websites. [...]  READ MORE →