‘It’s been a very anxious morning for many Australians,’ communications minister says
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When a telecommunication network as large as Optus’s goes down, it can have wide ramifications for services and the economy broadly. It’s not just about mobile phones any more.
Optus on Wednesday said a network fault had resulted in its mobile and fixed-line phone and internet services to be taken down, affecting tens of millions of services across Australia.
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