While Optus did not disclose further related details in its announcement of the proceedings, ACCC on its website indicated that Optus sold telecommunications goods and services to these consumers "that they often did not want or need, and in some cases then pursuing consumers for debts resulting from these sales."
Optus Mobile, part of Singtel's Australia subsidiary Optus, has been taken to court by a local authority, as part of a list of woes that had taken place Down Under in recent years including cybersecurity incidents.
On Oct 31, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) filed proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia alleging that Optus Mobile "acted unconscionably" when dealing with 429 consumers.
