Aussies erupt over Optus outage

Aussies erupt over Optus outage

By Kylie Stevens For Daily Mail Australia Published: 17:36 EST, 8 November 2023 | Updated: 18:47 EST, 8 November 2023 Thousands of Aussies have gone into meltdown at Optus after being embroiled in one of the biggest communications outages in the nation’s history. More than 10 million people and businesses were thrown into disarray on … Read more

Communications Minister still not given ‘definitive statement’ on what happened

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has revealed she has not been given a “definitive statement” from Optus on what caused the mass outage which brought the network down for 10 million customers. In a fiery interview with Karl Stefanovic, Rowland confirmed she had “not seen” anything in writing to confirm exactly what happened. “As I understand … Read more

Optus won’t refund 10 million customers after major outage

Optus won’t refund 10 million customers after major outage

Optus will not refund its nearly 10 million customers after its entire network collapsed for more than nine hours on Wednesday, with the teleco under growing fire for a lack of transparency. Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin confirmed the company would not be paying back customers affected by the national outage, which brought critical … Read more

Optus outage, Friends tops streaming, Melbourne Cup

Optus outage, Friends tops streaming, Melbourne Cup

Share Tweet Share Email Business of Media Streamers spent less on Aussie shows last year despite Labor’s threats Streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video cut their spending on Australian TV shows and films in the 2022-23 financial year, despite Labor’s impending plans to force them to make more, reports Nine Publishing’s Sam … Read more

Michelle Rowland announces government review

Michelle Rowland announces government review

Optus says it will “fully co-operate” with both reviews. “As a critical infrastructure provider, we understand how important it is to ensure continuity of service and any lessons learnt are likely to be helpful for both Optus and others in our industry,” the telco’s vice president of regulatory and public affairs Andrew Sheridan said. Lines … Read more

Australia to investigate Optus internet and phone outage

Australia to investigate Optus internet and phone outage

SYDNEY, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Australia said on Thursday it would launch an investigation into a 12-hour national outage at telco Optus that cut off internet and phone connections to nearly half of its population, hitting critical services including payments, transport and hospitals. More than 10 million Australians, 40% of the population, were hit by … Read more