Australian Competition Regulator Sues Telstra Over Broadband Speed Disclosures

Australian competition regulator took the country's top telecom firm Telstra Corp. to court for failing to inform some customers about downgrading the upload speed of its broadband plan. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) initiated the lawsuit in the Federal Court, alleging Telstra downgraded broadband upload speed for nearly 9,000 residential customers in October and November 2020 without informing them or lowering its charges.

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