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Beyond limits: Kogan Mobile under fire

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Technology

Beyond limits: Kogan Mobile under fire

Outspoken technology entrepreneur Ruslan Kogan is under fire over his new mobile plans after disconnecting customers for sending too many texts or making too many calls on supposedly "unlimited" plans, writes Ben Grubb.

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