Embattled Australian telco giant Optus was hit with a $66 million fine on Wednesday over "appalling" sales conduct

Embattled Australian telco giant Optus was hit with a $66 million fine on Wednesday over "appalling" sales conduct

 William WEST

Embattled Australian telco giant Optus was hit with a $66 million fine on Wednesday over "appalling" sales conduct as the firm grapples with fallout from a network outage linked to several deaths.

A federal court ruled the company -- one of Australia's top telecoms providers -- should be punished for selling products to vulnerable customers between 2019 and 2023 that they did not need or want, leaving many in debt.

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