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Internet provider Activ8me fined $250,000 for misleading customers
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-15 10:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has ordered internet provider Activ8me to pay $250,000 in penalties for making false and misleading claims about the performance of its internet services, the consumer watchdog said Friday.

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Telstra accuses green energy company of infringing ‘Belong’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-03-12 2:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

Telecommunications giant Telstra has taken a Victoria-based green energy company to court, alleging infringement of its trade mark for broadband subsidiary Belong.

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KPMG lures top-flight laterals for growing law team
People In The News 2019-03-01 9:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

KPMG has snagged heavy-hitters from Norton Rose Fulbright, Clayton Utz and Herbert Smith Freehills for its growing legal services team, adding strength to its financial services regulation, technology and telecom transactions, and government offerings.

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TPG, Vodafone drag feet on ACCC’s information request
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-01 7:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has suspended its timeline for announcing whether it will bless the proposed $15 billion merger of telco giants TPG and Vodafone Hutchison Australia, saying the parties have still not complied with its requests for information.

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Foxtel, Optus contractor faces possible class action over ‘sham’ contracts with technicians
Employment 2019-02-21 8:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

Foxtel and Optus contractor BSA may be hit with a class action on behalf of telecommunications technicians allegedly engaged as independent contractors so the company could avoid paying them certain entitlements.

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Motorola slams Hytera for ‘unprofessional’ 11th-hour affidavits in long-running IP suit
Intellectual Property 2019-02-15 10:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

Motorola has accused rival Hytera Communications of a “deliberate strategy” of filing late affidavits to throw Motorola off in an already highly contentious patent and copyright case over digital radio devices.

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Optus hit with $10M fine for misleading customers over mobile phone bills
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-02-06 2:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Optus has been ordered to pay $10 million in penalties for billing unwitting customers for premium mobile phone services, the consumer regulator said Wednesday.

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ACCC decision on TPG, Vodafone merger put on hold
Telecommunications 2019-01-22 9:08 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has postponed the release of preliminary findings from its review into the proposed merger of telco giants TPG and Vodafone Hutchison Australia, and has blamed the companies for the delay.

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Telstra loses challenge to ‘Empires end’ ad ruling
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-12-18 11:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telstra has lost an appeal of a ruling that rival Optus’ “Empires End” advertising campaign was not misleading or deceptive.

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Hytera ordered to hand over ‘stolen’ Motorola code
Intellectual Property 2018-12-18 5:33 pm By Miklos Bolza

Hytera Communications has been ordered to hand over source code that Motorola Solutions claims was stolen by three employees who jumped ship between the companies.

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