Calls are mounting for government intervention regarding the market practices of major telco providers, Telstra and Optus, following service failures.
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Updated Aug 1
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Calls are mounting for government intervention regarding the market practices of major telco providers, Telstra and Optus, following service failures.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Telstra's mobile network failure on Oct 1st affected businesses, including Commonwealth Bank merchants, prompting commentary from Munich Re and Anne Aly.Sub-event
- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched an inquiry into mobile services.Sub-event
Calls for government action regarding telco market practices following service failures.1 source
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A major service outage has occurred, exposing industry vulnerabilities and disrupting regional services in New South Wales, affecting both Telstra and Optus.Also in this story
- The Federal government announced on August 1st that it would share the costs of a bailout package for Telstra.
- Telstra's recent outage exposed vulnerabilities within the EV charging network.
- The Telstra service outage impacted Sydney-Melbourne transport and businesses, leading to political calls for network redundancies.
- A major Telstra service outage occurred around July 1st, leading to serious consequences, including a death reported by Liddle's office. Optus and TPG were utilized as fallback networks for Telstra calls.