Telstra Mobile Outage: Millions Affected, Welfare Checks Underway

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Telstra experienced a widespread mobile outage affecting millions of Australians, leading to ongoing welfare checks for Triple Zero callers.
The telco informed the Communications Minister about two and a half hours after detecting the issue, sparking criticism.
The underlying cause of the outage is still unknown.

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Telstra experienced a widespread mobile outage affecting millions of Australians, leading to ongoing welfare checks for Triple Zero callers. The telco informed the Communications Minister about two and a half hours after detecting the issue, sparking criticism. The underlying cause of the outage is still unknown.

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