Anger as Optus data handout offer rings hollow
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Optus under fire over data offer following nationwide outage
Video: Optus under fire over data offer following nationwide outage Optus under fire over data offer following nationwide outage We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Dismiss Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer Optus is under fire after announcing 200GB of free data as … Read more
Optus outage disrupts international student’s university degree | The Standard
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Optus issues grovelling apology text messages to millions affected by outage.
Optus has began issuing apology text messages to millions of customers affected by this week’s mass outage. A nationwide blackout left 10 million Australians without phone or internet access for more than 12 hours on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of businesses were left unable to accept payments due to the blackout and transport and health … Read more
Chanticleer podcast: Equity markets’ Santa rally | Reserve Bank’s big call
It’s been an insane reversal of fortunes. Two weeks ago, the US 10-year bond yield hit 5 per cent, money was more expensive and the world was going to end. Then the US unemployment figures came out, it was a bit higher than expected at 3.9 per cent, up from 3.4 per cent, and that … Read more
Optus outage makes CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin public enemy
“She was an extremely effective executive who Ian [Narev] and I were happy to develop on the fast track,” says Saines, who ran the institutional bank at the time and now sits on the Macquarie board. While at CBA, the sports-mad Bayer Rosmarin began building out her other interests, including joining boards for the Football … Read more
Fine threat for telco as chief faces grilling next week
“We’re definitely happy to work with any inquiries,” Bayer Rosmarin said. “Our objective is to have a network that’s up 100 per cent of the time, and we’re keen for any learnings and eager to assist.” Loading But industry ombudsman Cynthia Gebert has said the company could be compelled to financially compensate individuals or businesses … Read more
The Optus outage has thrown our cashless society into question, but experts say there’s no going back
Millions of Australians were impacted during the Optus outage this week, from not being able to buy coffee to landlines and some mobile phones failing to dial triple-0. Restaurant owner Caron Zillwood was affected at both her home and business, with the EFTPOS machine at her steak and seafood shop out of action. Despite Optus working … Read more
Optus under fire over data offer following nationwide outage
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Inside telco’s day from hell
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size It was just after 4am on Wednesday that the day from hell began for Optus. At about 7.45am, 3 hours and 45 minutes after the massive disruption began hitting its entire customer-facing network, chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin arrived at the telco’s Macquarie Park network operations centre … Read more