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Australia: Watchdog Warns on Broadband Claims

An AAP newswire article by Xavier La Canna, via Australian IT, reports that:

Australia's competition watchdog has warned telcos racing to offer high-speed internet access not to mislead consumers with false claims about service speeds.

The head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Graeme Samuel issued the warning after an address at a business lunch in Melbourne.

"We are just saying to all the telecommunications companies just be careful, you may be overstepping the mark in terms of misleading and deceptive conduct," Mr Samuel said.

He highlighted companies offering ADSL internet access with potential speeds of 24Mbps, to warn that these speeds are largely unachievable.

posted by Fergie @ 10/27/2006 12:26:00 AM