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			<title>WARNING: diabolical fine print in Optus' new "monster caps"</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/the-dodgy-fine-print-in-optus-new-monster-caps.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[$680 worth of calls for $49 looks like a great deal, but Optus is again using dodgy fine print to cheat customers.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 12:43:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Kogan busted by ACCC over 'non-existent' savings</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/kogan-busted-by-accc-over-non-existent-savings.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Discount electronics manufacturer Kogan Technologies has promised to modify its advertising practices after the ACCC gave it a stern warning.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:37:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Optus threatens customers over VoIP calls</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/optus_threatens_customers_over_voip_calls.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Optus customers got a nasty Christmas present from their telco: a warning that they would be billed international rates if they attempted to make VoIP calls on their mobiles. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:43:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Watchdog warns on telco tricks and iPhone fees</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/watchdog_warns_on_iphone_fees.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The ACCC is warning iPhone purchasers not to get burned by telco billing tricks. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:49:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Little chance of getting eBay to remove PayPal requirement</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/little_chance_of_getting_ebay_to_remove_paypal_requirement.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The public might have had a win against eBay about banning all payment methods other than PayPal, but don't expect eBay to back down completely, tail between legs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:38:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>eBay: we're sorry for treating sellers like dirt</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/ebay_were_sorry_for_treating_sellers_like_dirt.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[eBay has officially withdrawn plans to force customers to use PayPal, just as the ACCC was expected to announce eBay was breaking the law by doing so.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:43:15 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>eBay: pro-choice, but only when it suits</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/ebay_prochoice_but_only_when_it_leads_to_a_profit.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[eBay is screaming blue murder over being banned from selling Louis Vuitton goods by a French court... meanwhile it is pushing on with banning all payment methods except PayPal.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:44:51 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>eBay all but gives up on compulsory PayPal</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/ebay_all_but_gives_up_on_compulsory_paypal.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[eBay appears to have worked out what everyone else has been saying for months: plans to force people to use PayPal are the dumbest idea ever.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:34:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>eBay forces users onto PayPal-only auctions early ... by mistake</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/ebay_notsosubtly_forcing_mandatory_paypal.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[eBay has banned all online payment methods except PayPal, even though it pledged to the competition regulator it would delay the decision until mid-July.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:23:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Five desperate tactics eBay could use to change the ACCC's mind</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/five_desperate_tactics_ebay_could_use_to_change_the_acccs_mind.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[eBay now just has 12 days to convince the ACCC it isn't an anti-competitive rorter. Our lawyers have put some tips together for their lawyers.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:54:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>How eBay trashed its brand for the sake of profits</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/how_ebay_trashed_its_brand_for_the_sake_of_profits.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The ACCC's rejection of eBay's compulsory PayPal plans is good news for consumers, but eBay's naked grab for cash has done irrepairable damage to the entire online auction market. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:47:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>eBay fails in bid to force users to use PayPal</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/ebay_fails_in_bid_to_force_users_to_use_paypal.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[eBay faces prosecution under Australian competition law if it pushes ahead with plans to force users to use PayPal for online auction payments, the ACCC said today.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:46:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>eBay distracts from PayBay scandal with discounts</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/ebay_distracts_from_paybay_scandal_with_discounts.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As the ACCC readies to decide whether eBay's PayPal push is legal, the auction giant is resorting to a fairly obvious tactic to try to distract customers: discounted listing fees.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 19:36:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Roll up, roll up: broadband cockfight</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/broadband_cockfight.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Telstra chairman, the ACCC chairman, Senator  Conroy and an ISP CEO were put in a room together and let loose on each others' throats. We had front row seats. Peck on!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:28:09 GMT</pubDate>
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