Optus has confirmed it has paid compensation in cash to customers affected by its nationwide outage in early November, after the telco was widely criticised for offering 200GB of extra data as an apology for its blackout. Key points: Optus has confirmed it has paid cash compensation to customers affected by its nationwide blackout in … Read more
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More than 10 million Optus customers were without phone and internet access for up to 14 hours on November 8. The telco blamed a software upgrade for the network breakdown, while the fallout triggered the resignation of Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin last week. Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigned as CEO of the telco last … Read more
The findings of the review will allow Optus – and the broader telecommunications community – the opportunity to proactively address any underlying Source link
The millions of Australians and thousands of businesses left without phone and internet service during the crippling Optus outage are being asked to make submissions to a government-led review aimed at better safeguarding the country in case of future incidents. About 10 million people, and 400,000 businesses, were impacted during the November 8 outage. A … Read more
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hailed retiring Senator Pat Dodson as “a great Yawuru man, a wonderful Australian, and an excellent human being”. In a statement, Albanese said the outgoing Western Australian senator – who cited the impact of his recovery from cancer in his announcement just before – filled him “with sadness, but also … Read more
More than 10 million people were without phone and internet access for up to 14 hours on November 8. The telco blamed a software upgrade for the network breakdown, while the fallout triggered the resignation of Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin last week. Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigned as CEO of the telco last week. … Read more
The federal government probe into the nationwide Optus outage earlier this month will focus on concerns Australians weren’t… Source link
The Albanese Government will undertake a review of what industry, government and the community can learn from the recent Optus outage, with a specific Source link
The federal government has released the terms of reference for an investigation into this month’s major Optus outage. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has announced telecommunications veteran Richard Bean will lead the review. It will examine access to triple-0 calls during the outage as well as whether network roaming could be implemented during potential future outages. … Read more