Australia news live: Telstra CEO to face parliamentary inquiry over mobile outage
Summary
Telstra’s CEO and other executives will appear before a parliamentary inquiry in Canberra after a nationwide outage disrupted emergency calls, businesses, payment systems, and train services in two Australian states. The inquiry will examine why the outage happened and how Telstra is handling customer compensation.Key Facts
- A nationwide Telstra outage affected emergency triple zero calls, businesses, payment systems, and trains in two states.
- Telstra CEO Vicki Brady and other executives will attend a parliamentary inquiry on Friday.
- The inquiry was called as an emergency hearing in response to the outage.
- Greens spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young criticized Telstra for prioritizing profits over public safety.
- Telstra is accepting compensation claims from customers and small businesses that can prove they were affected.
- Critics say Telstra should offer automatic compensation to all impacted customers.
- Representatives from the Australian Communications and Media Authority and communications department will also give evidence at the inquiry.
- The inquiry aims to improve laws for better protection and reliable service from telecom companies.
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