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EPISODE · Sep 29, 2025 · 5 MIN

Oliver Peterson: Australian correspondent on the Optus outage that impacted triple-0 calls

from Best of Business · host Newstalk ZB

Australian telco giant Optus  is investigating another network outage that led to nine failed triple-0 calls on the NSW south coast. Optus has issued a statement saying the problem stemmed from a mobile phone tower site in Dapto. It affected calls between 3am and 12:20pm on Sunday, including calls to the triple-0 network. Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says this incident will cause significant damage to the relationship Optus has with its customers. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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