Australian telcos fined for not revealing how slow their internet speeds are on NBN

Seven Australian telcos have been fined for not being up-front about how slow their internet speeds might be on the National Broadband Network.

Under rules introduced by the Australian Communications and Media Authority last year, telcos are required to publish a fact sheet with information about their NBN services, including how slow it might be during peak times, and they are ordered to ‘line test’ new services.

ACMA member Fiona Cameron says failure to comply at such a late stage in the NBN rollout is completely unacceptable, and the seven telcos have each been fined $12,600.