Melbourne, Sep 24 (AP) An Australian judge fined telecommunications giant Optus 100 million Australian dollars (USD 66 million) Wednesday for unconscionable conduct selling services to hundreds of ...

On Wednesday, Optus Chief Executive Officer Stephen Rue provided an update on the September 18 triple-0 outage, which has been linked to the deaths of three people. “There are no words I can express ...

The penalty was handed down in the Federal Court on Wednesday afternoon. Between 2019 and 2023, the telco pushed sales on 400 vulnerable Australians by selling them products they did not want or need, ...

FILE - A customer waits for service at a Optus store in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File) Optus, Australia's no. 2 telecom carrier, said on Wednesday it appointed ...

Amid Optus' triple-zero outage crisis, the Federal Court has added to the company's woes after approving a $100 million penalty for "appalling and predatory" conduct in the telco's sales practices.

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