Optus to begin charging phone customers for Premier League access - Sydney Morning Herald

The move is likely to upset customers who joined Optus on the basis they could watch the English Premier League free of charge. They’ll now have to pay $6.99 per month - and non-customers will shell out almost four times that amount.

Singtel Optus will begin charging existing phone and internet customers for access to the English Premier League, months after striking a multi million-dollar deal for the exclusive broadcast rights … [+2155 chars]

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