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{{~~InfoboxCompany~~

{{CompanyCargo

| ~~Name~~ = ~~{{PAGENAME}} (Singtel Optus Pty Limited)~~

|Description=

~~| Type =Private~~

|Founded=1981

| Founded =1981

|Industry=Telecommunications

| Industry =Telecommunications ~~and Internet Provider~~

|Logo=Optus.svg

| ~~Official~~ Website =~~www.~~optus.com.au

|ParentCompany=

~~| Logo =Optus.svg~~

|Type=Private

|Website=https://optus.com.au

}}

[[Wikipedia:Optus|'''Optus''']] (aka Singtel Optus Pty Ltd) is an Australian telecommunications company headquartered in Sydney Australia. It is the second largest telecommunications company with 11 million customers. Optus is wholly owned by Singapore Telecommunications Limited, more commonly known as Singtel.

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===Misleading NBN disconnection claims===

In 2018 Optus emailed 139,000 customers claiming that their home internet services were being disconnected in the near future and advising them to switch to newer Optus NBN Broadband services. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission investigated and identified that the statement was likely misleading as customers were not in fact facing any immediate disconnection of ~~thier~~ existing services. The ACCC initiated proceedings in the Federal Court who found that the statement was in fact deceptive and ordered Optus to pay $6.4 Million in penalties.

In 2018 Optus emailed 139,000 customers claiming that their home internet services were being disconnected in the near future and advising them to switch to newer Optus NBN Broadband services. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission investigated and identified that the statement was likely misleading as customers were not in fact facing any immediate disconnection of their existing services. The ACCC initiated proceedings in the Federal Court who found that the statement was in fact deceptive and ordered Optus to pay $6.4 Million in penalties.

==Products==

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-{{InfoboxCompany
+{{CompanyCargo
-| Name = {{PAGENAME}} (Singtel Optus Pty Limited)
+|Description=
-| Type =Private
+|Founded=1981
-| Founded =1981
+|Industry=Telecommunications
-| Industry =Telecommunications and Internet Provider
+|Logo=Optus.svg
-| Official Website =www.optus.com.au
+|ParentCompany=
-| Logo =Optus.svg
+|Type=Private
+|Website=https://optus.com.au
 }}
 [[Wikipedia:Optus|'''Optus''']] (aka Singtel Optus Pty Ltd) is an Australian telecommunications company headquartered in Sydney Australia. It is the second largest telecommunications company with 11 million customers. Optus is wholly owned by Singapore Telecommunications Limited, more commonly known as Singtel.
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 ===Misleading NBN disconnection claims===
-In 2018 Optus emailed 139,000 customers claiming that their home internet services were being disconnected in the near future and advising them to switch to newer Optus NBN Broadband services. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission investigated and identified that the statement was likely misleading as customers were not in fact facing any immediate disconnection of thier existing services. The ACCC initiated proceedings in the Federal Court who found that the statement was in fact deceptive and ordered Optus to pay $6.4 Million in penalties.
+In 2018 Optus emailed 139,000 customers claiming that their home internet services were being disconnected in the near future and advising them to switch to newer Optus NBN Broadband services. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission investigated and identified that the statement was likely misleading as customers were not in fact facing any immediate disconnection of their existing services. The ACCC initiated proceedings in the Federal Court who found that the statement was in fact deceptive and ordered Optus to pay $6.4 Million in penalties.
 ==Products==