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Optus Ordered to Pay $10 Million for Misleading Customers

The Federal Court has ordered Optus pay a $10 million penalty for its treatment of customers who unknowingly purchased games, ringtones and other digital content through its third-party billing service, following action by the ACCC. ACCC chair Rod Sims said that the $10 million penalty is one of the highest imposed by the Court after…

Optus Stadium Sets New Bar for Disability Access

Optus Stadium will set a new standard for disability access at Western Australian sport venues, ensuring the entire community can enjoy a five-star experience when visiting the venue and Stadium Park. “Optus Stadium is truly a venue for all Western Australians. The attention and hard work that has gone into the disability access features really…

Optus Connect 5 Winners Announced

Optus has today announced the winners of its short film competition ‘Connect5’; Save.My.Soul by Alexi Collins and Joshua Heaton, and Just For A Moment by Michael O’Neill. Both were standout five-minute films that encapsulated how lives change for the better when people reach out and connect with each other. The aspiring filmmakers were selected from…

Optus Connect5 – 2017

Optus has opened entries for its five-minute film competition, Connect5, aimed at Australian filmmakers, videographers, vloggers, animators, or anyone with a creative idea and a smartphone. Ben White, Managing Director of Marketing and Product at Optus, explained that filmmakers have until 1 October 2017 to submit an original short film which encapsulates how lives change…

Optus Connect5 winners announced

Optus has today announced the winners of its inaugural short film competition ‘Connect5’‘Life in Boxes’ by Jason van Genderen and‘Dark Matter’ by siblings Jacob and Luci Trevaskis captured what ‘connecting lives’ meant to them using a mix of mobile phones and film making equipment. The aspiring filmmakers were selected from entries submitted from across Australia…

Optus Launches Connect 5

Optus has today launched a new short film competition, ‘Connect5’, and is on the hunt for aspiring content creators and filmmakers looking for their next adventure. Creative Australians will have until 30 September to submit a short video focused on the theme of ‘Connecting Lives’. All submissions made via the Connect5 website will be in…

Ads on Your Mobile for a Discounted Bill?

According to recent research released by Roy Morgan Research 37% of Australian smartphone users (around 5.5 million people) over the age of 14 agree they would be interested in receiving ads on their mobile phone if it reduced their bill. Michele Levine, CEO, Roy Morgan Research explained that In October 2015, Lebara become the first…

Digital Gifting for Christmas

According to recent research released by Optus one in three Australians to give digital gifts like app cards, digital music vouchers and e-books. “It’s not surprising digital gifts are gaining popularity considering the Aussie love affair with using their devices to do more online.” Clare Gill, Head of Government and Corporate Affairs, Optus said. Though…

Optus turns 20

Time for a little history, in 1973 Doctor Martin Cooper of Motorola demonstrated the first mobile phone handset. Ten years later in 1983 the DynaTAC 8000x became the first commercially available. Optus is twenty years old as they began commercial operations on 31 January 1992 having been awarded Australia’s first competitive carrier licence on 19…