Thursday, September 13, 2012

Vodafone NZ pays the price for misleading consumers

Vodafone New Zealand has been ordered to pay fines of almost NZD1.5 million (USD1.2 million) for a total of 21 breaches of the Fair Trading Act. The charges, which were brought by the Commerce Commission, relate to inaccurate marketing campaigns, and now Vodafone has been fined NZD960,000 in addition to fines of just under NZD500,000 imposed in 2011 for six other related charges. This week’s decision means that the total financial penalties incurred by Vodafone to date now stand at NZD1.444 million – reportedly the highest ever sum imposed on a single defendant under the Fair Trading Act


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