Telstra to face Senate inquiry after nationwide network outage
Telstra will appear before Australian politicians for questioning over this week's nationwide outage that disrupted businesses and transport systems. The telecommunications giant faces scrutiny over the cause and scale of the disruption.
Telstra will face a Senate inquiry after a nationwide outage this week brought businesses and transport systems into disarray across Australia.
The telecommunications company is expected to be questioned by politicians about the cause of the outage and the steps it is taking to prevent similar disruptions. The outage affected mobile and internet services for hours, with knock-on effects reported at payment terminals, transit systems and emergency communication lines in several states.
Telstra has not yet detailed the technical cause of the failure. The Senate inquiry is expected to examine the company's network resilience and disclosure practices, with a hearing date still to be confirmed.
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