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Vodafone faces Com Com charges over adverts

Friday 23rd October 2009

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Vodafone New Zealand faces charges from the Commerce Commission over alleged breaches of the Fair Trading Act over its broadband and mobile phone promotions.

The regulator said in a statement the charges relate to:       

  • Vodafone’s claimed coverage during its ‘broadband everywhere’ campaign between October 2006 and April 2008;      
  • The offer of $10 free airtime for those registered on Vodafone’s website between May 2007 and September 2008; the cost of using Vodafone Live mobile interest service between February 2007 and August 2008;      
  • The cost of Vodafone’s $1 per day casual rate charge between July and November 2008;       
  • The size of Vodafone’s 3G network between September 2008 and February 2009;       
  • The price of a Sony Ericsson W200 mobile phone between July and August 2007.

Businesswire.co.nz



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