18-04-2025
Optus to hike prices for Aussie customers in second blow in a year: 'Will receive an email or SMS'
Optus is hiking the price of its monthly mobile phone plans for customers. The telco giant cited investments in its network and technology as the reasons behind the price hike.
Australia's second-biggest telco will increase the price of some mobile plans by between $2 and $6 per month from June 4, 2025. The price hike was revealed in an email to customers, which covers some of the telco's popular Choice, Choice Plus and Business Mobile Plus plans.
Optus managing director of customer solutions Anthony Shiner told Yahoo Finance the price increases would support the telco's commitment to keeping Australians connected and allow it to 'continue to invest in improving the speed, coverage and reliability of our network, as well as enhancing technology'.
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'Any device payments customers are currently paying will remain the same,' Shiner said.
'Customers whose plans are changing will receive an email or SMS message explaining the changes.'
Optus will also increase data inclusions for impacted customers with increases of between 20GB to 40GB per month, depending on the plan."Data inclusions will also be increasing so customers can continue browsing, streaming and enjoying their favourite activities on their mobile devices," Shiner said.
'Optus understands that many of our customers are coping with a range of increases in expenses and for customers in need, or who just have questions, our team is here to help."
The change means Aussies on the telco's cheapest postpaid plan, the small Optus Choice Plus plan will see prices increase from $52 to $55 a month.
This will still be cheaper than Telstra's mobile plans, which start at $65 per month for 50GB.
Vodafone plans start at $39 per month for the first 12 months, $49 per month thereafter, for 100GB, normally 50GB of data.
Optus last increased its postpaid phone plans in August last year, with plans increasing by $3 or $6 per service.
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