Telus will pay over $7-million in customer rebates for misleading ads

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Telus Corp. is the latest of Canada’s Big Three wireless carriers to reach a settlement with the country’s competition watchdog over misleading advertisements for so-called premium text message services, such as quizzes, daily horoscopes and ring tones.

As part of the agreement, which the Competition Bureau announced Wednesday, Telus will pay rebates of up to $7.34-million to current and former wireless customers who were unknowingly charged extra for the text message services.

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CHRISTINE DOBBY – Globe and Mail – December 30, 2015.

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  1. They should also be clearer on their $65.00 a month initiative offer! They fail to tell you that if you use the Internet like most people do, you have to pay additional $15.00 month for unlimited data. Plus you have to fight them to get other promised initiatives! Beware…

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