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  1. A major service outage has occurred, exposing industry vulnerabilities and disrupting regional services in New South Wales, affecting both Telstra and Optus.
  2. Calls are mounting for government intervention regarding the market practices of major telco providers, Telstra and Optus, following service failures.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched an inquiry into mobile services.

4 reports, 3 independent Updated Aug 5
Gone quiet Reached 4 outlets in its first 24 hours
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Developments
1
Repetition
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What happened

Well supportedReported by 3 independent outlets

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched an inquiry into mobile services.

Who's involved

What this event is mainly about
Telstra

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Calls are mounting for government intervention regarding the market practices of major telco providers, Telstra and Optus, following service failures. All 1 developments

Within A major service outage has occurred, exposing industry vulnerabilities and disrupting regional services in New South Wales, affecting both Telstra and Optus.

The entities involved

  • Telstra

    telecommunications company predominantly serving Australian customers

    Nothing else this week.

Coverage

Newest first; wire copies grouped
1 more outlet ran the same wire story