Optus Outage Cuts Hunter Residents Off From Triple Zero
Critical telecommunications failure leaves Hunter region residents unable to access emergency services as Optus confirms widespread network outage affecting triple zero calls.
Critical telecommunications failure leaves Hunter region residents unable to access emergency services as Optus confirms widespread network outage affecting triple zero calls.
A major Optus network failure across the Hunter region has potentially severed access to emergency services, with thousands of customers unable to make Triple Zero calls during the critical outage.
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