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Notice - 17/10/18
We’re undertaking a comprehensive review of customers affected by this activity and will be providing refunds to those customers affected, taking into consideration the fact that some customers may already have been refunded.
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We constantly review our relationship with Third Party Content Providers to ensure we’re offering our customers the best mix of services and content offerings. After receiving ongoing customer feedback relating to Third Party Content charges, we’re no longer allowing customers to purchase certain subscription-based Third Party Content from 31 January 2018 through their Optus mobile services that use the Optus network.
What this means is that certain Third Party Content Providers will no longer be permitted to charge new mobile content subscriptions to customers through their Optus mobile service that use the Optus network.
This will not affect one-off purchases such as charity donations, TV voting and TV competitions. The changes will also have no effect on existing subscriptions or new subscriptions set up prior to 31 January 2018.
By no longer allowing payment for certain subscription-based Third Party Content Providers through Optus mobile services on the Optus network, we’re working to reduce the number of customers who find they’ve been charged unexpectedly.
If you think you might be affected by the changes we’ve outlined, take a look at our list of FAQS below.
What are Third Party Content charges?
Third Party Content charges appear on your Optus bill or come out of your Prepaid credit when you subscribe to online content such as mobile games and quizzes provided by Third Party Content Providers. We’ve listened to feedback about how frustrating it can be when an unexpected Third Party Content charge appears on your Optus bill or comes out of your Prepaid credit and this is why we are making the changes outlined above.
I am an Optus mobile customer with an existing Third Party Content subscription being charged to my bill or deducted out of my Prepaid credit. Will I be impacted by this change?
No, if your existing subscription was set up prior to 31 January 2018, it will continue to be charged to your Optus bill or deducted out of your Prepaid credit. There is no change to such existing subscriptions charged by Optus on behalf of the Third Party Content Providers.
I am an existing Optus mobile customer and want to subscribe to new Third Party Content provided by Third Party Content Providers. Can I have this charged to my Optus mobile bill or deducted out of my Prepaid credit?
From 31 January 2018, it is no longer possible to have new ongoing subscriptions charged to your Optus bill or deducted out of your Prepaid credit from certain Third Party Content Providers.
Will these changes impact how I subscribe to my video or music streaming services like Netflix, Spotify and Google Play?
The following content will not be affected and can still be charged to your Optus mobile bill or deducted out of your Prepaid credit:
Since some of my subscription content can no longer be charged to my Optus bill or deducted out of my Prepaid credit, can I pay for it in other ways?
Yes, each Third Party Content Provider provides a range of payment options for you to utilise, such as PayPal and credit card payment.
Will I still be able to enter competitions and have those charged to my Optus bill or deducted out of my Prepaid credit?
Yes you can. The changes we are making will not affect one-off Third Party Content purchases such as charity donations, TV voting and TV competitions for Optus mobile customers.
For information on how to check or manage Third Party Content, click here.
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