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• ACCC sues 'Yellow Page' scammers

  The ACCC is suing two European companies accused of defrauding hundreds of Australian small businesses, misrepresenting themselves as publishers of the Yellow Pages

• Optus customers given chance to opt out of misleading plans

  Those who signed up to Optus’ ‘Think Bigger’ or ‘Supersonic’ broadband plans between 25 April and 15 October this year will be given a chance to terminate their contracts without additional fees, a letter to be sent to those affected will state.
  

• Updated: Judge orders Optus to correct misleading ads

  Optus has been ordered to issue corrective advertising relating to its ‘Think Bigger’ and ‘Supersonic’ plans for hybrid-fibre coaxial (HFC) plans, and will pay civil penalties for misleading advertising of the plans.

• Broadband misrepresentation down to the consumer

  Whether or not potential Optus customers were misled by recent advertising of its “Think Bigger” and “Supersonic” advertising campaigns resides on the type of consumer involved, a Federal Court has heard.

• ACCC, Optus back in court over cable ads

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has commenced legal proceedings against Optus for misleading advertising and alleged breaches of the Trade Practices Act 1974.

• NBN wholesale pricing still up in the air

  Potential revenue inflow for the company charged with rolling out Labor’s National Broadband Network (NBN) remains up in the air as it continues to negotiate final wholesale pricing with the industry watchdog.

• ACCC files charges against VIPtel Mobile

  Regulator ACCC has filed charges against telemarketing company VIPtel Mobile, alleging unconscionable conduct while marketing mobile phone plans

• Ambertech (ASX:AMO) denies it is target of ACCC probe

  AV recording technology company Ambertech (ASX:AMO) has rejected as “baseless” reports that the company is the target of an ACCC probe into alleged breaches of the Trade Practices Act

• Govt proposes extending Telstra fixed-line caps

  The upper-limit on phone call charges, due to expire by July, would instead apply until 2012

• RP Data reveals ACCC probe into acquisition plans

  The acquisition of ValEx and the valuation software unit of Sandstone Technology is being probed

• Nokia slapped with ACCC warranty warning

  Intervention by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has prompted Nokia Australia to retract unfair warranty conditions after it restricted claims to within three months of purchase.

• Mobile warranty worries spark regulator rethink

  The length of handset repair warranties could more than double if the industry regulator acts on its contention that warranties should extend to the life of service contracts.

• ACCC blocks GUD Holdings' acquisition of Breville

  GUD and Breville together control 90% of the small appliances market, an ACCC investigation found

• Constellation, Vintage request ACCC approval to merge

  But the two winemakers have yet to reach a binding merger agreement

• ACCC opposes Caltex's acquisition of Mobil sites

  The acquisition would substantially lessen competition across 53 sites, according to the ACCC