Your Mobile Phone Late Fees May Be Unlawful, Lawyers Claim

SYDNEY — Those pesky $15 late fees charged by your mobile phone company are now at the centre of a proposed class action lawsuit.

The major Australian telecommunications companies (telcos) are charging set fees for bills not paid by the due date and ACA Lawyers believe this is unlawful. They have announced a plan for a multi-million dollar class action suit against the telco giant, Telstra, with a view to also target the other major telcos and they want consumers to get on board.

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Telstra charges customers a $15 fee for not paying a bill above $70 on time. Optus charges a late fee of $15 if the owed amount is between $50 and $100, or $15 plus interest if the due amount is over $100. While Vodafone charges a flat $10 fee for all amounts overdue. Read more...

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Your Mobile Phone Late Fees May Be Unlawful, Lawyers Claim