Telstra submits to ACCC’s penalty for misleading mobile direct-billing service

Telstra’s controversial Premium Direct Billing (PDB) service will cost the company upwards of $10 million dollars in penalties from the ACCC, on top of refunds to affected customers that were misled by the service, according to a new statement from the Australian telco.  The PDB service allowed Telstra customers to purchase or subscribe to third-party …