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===Repeated overcharging customers for inactive services=== In 2020 it was identified that Telstra had charged more than 10,000 customers for services that weren't active. It is estimated that Telstra overcharged almost $2.5 Million over a 12 year period. Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) formally directed Telstra to comply with the Telecommunications Act in September 2020.<ref>ACMA - Telstra direction (''November 2020'') - https://www.acma.gov.au/publications/2020-11/report/telstra-direction-november-2020</ref> A subsequent investigation occurred in 2022 and identified that Telstra had overcharged more than 11000 customers approximately $1.7 million. ACMA ordered Telstra to pay a $3 Million penalty in addition to refunding affected customers $21.1 Million<ref>{{Cite web |date=02 December 2023 |title=Telstra pays $24 million in penalties and refunds after wrongly charging customers |url=https://www.acma.gov.au/articles/2023-12/telstra-pays-24-million-penalties-and-refunds-after-wrongly-charging-customers}}</ref>
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