Telstra outage causes 20hr communications blackout affecting mobile phones, internet in northern WA
5 years, 7 months ago

Telstra outage causes 20hr communications blackout affecting mobile phones, internet in northern WA

ABC  

Businesses are demanding improvements to phone and internet systems in Australia's north after a 20-hour outage shut down retail systems, delayed flights, and slowed police responses to home burglaries. Key points: Telstra has blamed an unidentified third party for damaging a key communications cable The damage knocked out mobile and internet services, as well as some landlines, across much of northern WA Residents without a landline were unable to contact emergency services for 20 hours Telstra says a 'third party' was responsible for damaging the fibre optic cable near Port Hedland in Western Australia's north on Thursday afternoon, knocking out the 3G and 4G mobile networks across the Kimberley, along with some landline and broadband services, affecting about 50,000 people. "I won't say devastating to businesses, but it would have had a material effect on them because these days people don't carry cash very much, so basically you've got shops that couldn't make sales," he said. The SOS call service meant people could dial Triple 0, but were not able to phone the hospital or local police station, as is normal practice to report non-life-threatening crimes.

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Airtel outage: Mobile, broadband services down for several users
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Airtel outage: Mobile, broadband services down for several users

Hindustan Times  

Several people took to social media on Thursday complaining that they were unable to access Airtel broadband and mobile services, a disruption flagged by hundreds of people on outage detector downdetector.in. Photographer: Abeer Khan/Bloomberg The Airtel network outage reportedly hit both Airtel mobile and broadband users because of which they are unable to place calls or access the internet. Several …

Airtel down: Airtel mobile and broadband users unable to place calls, use internet
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Airtel down: Airtel mobile and broadband users unable to place calls, use internet

India Today  

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Farming community prepares to sue Telstra over reoccurring outages
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Farming community prepares to sue Telstra over reoccurring outages

ABC  

Residents of a small farming town in Western Australia's Midwest say they are prepared to take legal action against Telstra after two months of recurring phone and internet outages. On the advice of his lawyer, Mr Hion started the petition at the town's IGA on Thursday to see whether at least 100 other locals would join a class action against …

Telstra says WA customers should buy more services to avoid future outages
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Telstra says WA customers should buy more services to avoid future outages

ABC  

Telstra has told angry customers to purchase additional telecommunication services after an eight-day outage across southern Western Australia. Speaking after services were restored, Telstra regional general manager Boyd Brown said residents should consider connecting more Telstra services to limit the impact of future communication blackouts. "I'm one of two or three business tennis coaches in WA who live rurally and …

Telstra mobile, internet outage leaves southern WA residents without services for more than a week
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Telstra mobile, internet outage leaves southern WA residents without services for more than a week

ABC  

Residents of a country town in southern Western Australia are demanding answers from Telstra after an outage left internet and mobile services cut for more than a week. "We've generally got pretty good reception, but it's caused a fair bit of havoc over the last seven or eight days," he said. "She forwent three days' work last week and she …

Microsoft Outage Global Down Elon Musk Response Tweet X IT Services Airlines IndiGo Australia Emergency Meeting
8 months ago

Microsoft Outage Global Down Elon Musk Response Tweet X IT Services Airlines IndiGo Australia Emergency Meeting

ABP News  

Elon Musk is apparently incorrigible. As a significant technical issue with Microsoft's cloud services has led to widespread disruptions, affecting several industries globally, the billionaire entrepreneur has come up with a juvenile reaction on his social media platform X, staying true to his usual tongue-in-cheek style. Macrohard >> Microsoft — Elon Musk October 25, 2021 As Australia calls an emergency …

Microsoft users worldwide report widespread outages affecting banks, airlines and broadcasters
8 months ago

Microsoft users worldwide report widespread outages affecting banks, airlines and broadcasters

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Microsoft users worldwide, including banks …

Telstra delays 3G network shutdown until August amid concerns about access to emergency calls
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Telstra delays 3G network shutdown until August amid concerns about access to emergency calls

ABC  

In short: Telstra is delaying the closure of its 3G network until August 31 amid concerns about the number of Australians who could be blocked from making emergency calls. Telstra is delaying the closure of its 3G network until August 31 amid concerns about the number of Australians who could be blocked from making emergency calls. Telstra is delaying its …

Cell outage across the US: AT&T is 'working urgently to restore service' as more than 70,000 customers are hit by nationwide communications blackout - but mobile providers are refusing to reveal cause
1 year, 1 month ago

Cell outage across the US: AT&T is 'working urgently to restore service' as more than 70,000 customers are hit by nationwide communications blackout - but mobile providers are refusing to reveal cause

Daily Mail  

AT&T have said they 'working urgently' to restore network outages that is affecting over 70,000 of their customers. According to DownDetector, the number of outages reported climbed to over 70,000 just after 7AM on Thursday Service disruptions have been reported across the country, with outages first occurring around 4am eastern time The major cellphone companies have yet make any statement …

Telstra connectivity woes pushing outback Queensland residents to Starlink, Wi-Sky
1 year, 6 months ago

Telstra connectivity woes pushing outback Queensland residents to Starlink, Wi-Sky

ABC  

When her mobile and internet service cut out for the 10th time in a day, outback business owner Belinda Murphy was at her wit's end. Key points: Rural residents say towns suffer frequent connection drop-outs that cost businesses sales and stifle productivity A local internet provider launched by a grazier has seen a boom in demand from rural customers A …

Canada: Outage leaves many without mobile, internet service
2 years, 8 months ago

Canada: Outage leaves many without mobile, internet service

Live Mint  

A widespread network outage from Rogers Communications Inc. left many Canadian customers without mobile and internet service Friday and caused problems for police, courthouses, passport offices and other facilities. A notice on the Toronto-based telecommunications company’s website said the outage is impacting both its wireless and home service customers and is also affecting phone and chat support. The outage disrupted …

Twitter Back Online After Facing Outage Across India And Other Parts Of The World
3 years, 1 month ago

Twitter Back Online After Facing Outage Across India And Other Parts Of The World

News 18  

Twitter seems to be back online for many users after it faced another outage for over an hour, with people complaining that new tweets are not loading. Twitter has confirmed that services are back online and tweeted from the Twitter support handle, “We’ve fixed a technical bug that was preventing timelines from loading and Tweets from posting. As per Downdetector, …

Pressure on Telstra after widespread outage causes havoc for WA businesses and police
3 years, 8 months ago

Pressure on Telstra after widespread outage causes havoc for WA businesses and police

ABC  

Telstra is under pressure to improve its infrastructure after power failures at two separate exchanges saw internet, mobile and phone services drop out across the Kimberley, causing havoc for businesses and police officers processing border applications. Key points: Telstra is under pressure to improve infrastructure after communications outage The telco's fail-safe system wasn't enough to deal with two short circuits …

Internet outage hits websites, apps of many airlines, banks, other companies; services now restored
3 years, 9 months ago

Internet outage hits websites, apps of many airlines, banks, other companies; services now restored

Firstpost  

Many of the outages were reported by people in Australia trying to do banking, book flights and access postal services. A wave of brief internet outages hit the websites and apps of dozens of financial institutions, airlines and other companies across the globe Thursday. — HKEX 香港交易所 June 17, 2021 Internet monitoring websites including ThousandEyes, Downdetector.com and fing.com showed dozens …

FCC calls hours-long T-Mobile service outage ‘unacceptable’
4 years, 9 months ago

FCC calls hours-long T-Mobile service outage ‘unacceptable’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The head of the U.S. communications regulator said T-Mobile’s nationwide, hours-long outage Monday was “unacceptable” and that the Federal Communications Commission will investigate. T-Mobile, one of the country’s three largest cellphone service providers, said it had a “voice and text wireless issue” that began around noon EDT Monday. T-Mobile paid a $17.5 million fine for two nationwide …

FCC slams T-Mobile for 'unacceptable' outage that left users in the US without service for 13 hours
4 years, 9 months ago

FCC slams T-Mobile for 'unacceptable' outage that left users in the US without service for 13 hours

Daily Mail  

The Federal Communications Commission is investigating T-Mobile after the service experienced a 13 hour-long outage on Monday that impacted customers across the US. However, the FCC is now demanding answers from the firm and Chairman Ajit Pai shared a statement on Twitter: 'The T-Mobile network outage is unacceptable' and that 'the FCC is launching an investigation. T-Mobile has blamed an …

T-Mobile outage hits more than 110,000 users across the US
4 years, 9 months ago

T-Mobile outage hits more than 110,000 users across the US

Daily Mail  

T-Mobile has gone down for thousands of customers across the US. Many users reported issues with texting, internet connections and receiving and making calls, all of which started around 12pm ET and is still plaguing tens of thousands of devices. The website notes that the outages are mostly in in New York, Florida, Texas, Georgia, California, and the Washington, DC, …

Telstra glitch causing ongoing call drop outs and major reception issues across regional Australia
5 years, 3 months ago

Telstra glitch causing ongoing call drop outs and major reception issues across regional Australia

ABC  

Hundreds of people are using social media to vent their frustration at a Telstra software glitch disconnecting calls, and callers receiving messages saying a number is not connected when it is. Key points: Telstra customers in WA and Victoria are experiencing numerous call dropouts and often, calls not connecting at all The telecommunications company is blaming a software glitch, when …

National call for change after 20-hour Telstra outage that hit northern WA
5 years, 6 months ago

National call for change after 20-hour Telstra outage that hit northern WA

ABC  

Australia's peak communications consumer body says it is unacceptable that a single Telstra cable knocked out services to 50,000 people for nearly a day. Key points: The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network has called for back-up plans after a 20-hour Telstra outage The outage earlier this month affected 3G and 4G, as well as some landline and broadband services across …

Telstra confirms 'intermittent' mobile outages in major cities around Australia
6 years, 9 months ago

Telstra confirms 'intermittent' mobile outages in major cities around Australia

ABC  

Telstra is reporting "intermittent" mobile outages in a number of major cities across Australia. "There was a vendor platform issue that impacted mobile virtual network operating services for a small number of wholesale customers," it said in a statement. It comes after Telstra's 3G and 4G mobile networks collapsed late last month, affecting major banks and businesses. Telstra later said …

Telstra apologises after nationwide outage, but says the cause is still unknown
6 years, 10 months ago

Telstra apologises after nationwide outage, but says the cause is still unknown

ABC  

Telstra says its mobile voice and data services have "returned to normal levels" after another outage crippled its 3G and 4G mobile phone networks across Australia this morning, but admits it still did not know what caused the problem. Key points: Telstra says a fault caused connectivity problems to the 4G layer of the network, which put more load on …

Telstra outage: Why a lightning strike in NSW affects the phones in WA
6 years, 10 months ago

Telstra outage: Why a lightning strike in NSW affects the phones in WA

ABC  

Understanding Australia's triple-0 meltdown is as complicated as it is concerning. Telstra has suggested a lightning strike early this morning near Orange, NSW, affected infrastructure and sparked the problems. Telstra's network in Australia comprises three main "links", which keep the country connected. Telstra CEO Andy Penn said the lightning strike not only affected one of the three "links" but also …

Government to investigate Telstra triple-0 outage after emergency calls go unanswered
6 years, 10 months ago

Government to investigate Telstra triple-0 outage after emergency calls go unanswered

ABC  

The Government has confirmed it will conduct an investigation into Telstra's triple-0 outage which saw emergency calls from around the country go unanswered. "The Department of Communications is conducting the investigation into the network outage which impacted the delivery of calls to triple zero on the 4th of May," the spokesman said in a statement. The telco later tweeted a …

Telstra says outage affecting 4G and NBN customers across Australia has been resolved
6 years, 10 months ago

Telstra says outage affecting 4G and NBN customers across Australia has been resolved

ABC  

Telstra says its 4G mobile network is now back online after a nationwide issue prevented thousands of customers from making or receiving calls. Key points: Telstra said outage caused by "technical changes made ahead of upgrades to mobile traffic control equipment" For several hours, customers across Australia reported being unable to make or receive calls on the 4G network It …

Telstra restores services, investigates fire that caused mobile outages across Australia
8 years, 1 month ago

Telstra restores services, investigates fire that caused mobile outages across Australia

ABC  

Telstra says all of its mobile services have been restored after a fire at its Chatswood exchange in Sydney caused outages across the country. Earlier, customers had reported being unable to make voice calls as well as issues with sending SMS text messages, including a glitch which caused personal texts to be "incorrectly delivered" to random recipients. In a statement …

Telstra outage across Australia after Sydney fire
8 years, 1 month ago

Telstra outage across Australia after Sydney fire

ABC  

Telstra says all voice services have been restored as repair work continues on its mobile network after customers reported outages across the country. Many customers are still experiencing problems sending SMS messages, with some being "incorrectly delivered", while Jetstar services are back up and running after the network outage caused problems with its check-in services and disruptions to flights. "Customers …

Telstra customers could break fixed contracts due to outages, Choice warns
8 years, 8 months ago

Telstra customers could break fixed contracts due to outages, Choice warns

ABC  

Consumer advocacy group Choice is demanding customers be allowed to break their fixed contracts if they have been affected by Telstra's multiple phone and internet network outages. Spokesman Tom Godfrey said an analysis of 280 telecommunications plans revealed some Telstra customers were paying up to 92 per cent more than other consumers for their home broadband internet and up to …

Telstra outage: Company apologises for internet service disruption with $25 credit
8 years, 9 months ago

Telstra outage: Company apologises for internet service disruption with $25 credit

ABC  

Telstra has announced it will be providing a $25 credit to thousands of its internet customers who were offline for an extended period of time due to its most recent network outage. On Friday, Telstra executives finally spoke out about the mass ADSL and NBN internet outage that began on May 19 with Telstra's chief operations officer Kate McKenzie publicly …

Telstra apology to Tasmanians over internet outages, poor communication
8 years, 9 months ago

Telstra apology to Tasmanians over internet outages, poor communication

ABC  

Telstra has apologised to customers in Tasmania over prolonged internet outages and admitted communication with those affected has been lacking. Key points: Customers without broadband after software update last Friday 'caused overload of services' Many customers complained they were unable to contact Telstra State manager says 3,000 nationally still affected, unsure of number in Tasmania Thousands of customers across the …

Telstra outage continues as internet service complaints rise across Australia
8 years, 9 months ago

Telstra outage continues as internet service complaints rise across Australia

ABC  

As Telstra grapples with more network issues, the latest figures from Australia's Telecommunication Ombudsman shows complaints about internet issues are on the rise. Key points: Customers continue to complain of Telstra network issues Overall internet complaints up during January-March Consumer advocate says issues are 'very concerning' Irate customers have told the ABC the latest Telstra outage is affecting their businesses …

Telstra suffers ANOTHER phone and internet network outage across Australia
8 years, 10 months ago

Telstra suffers ANOTHER phone and internet network outage across Australia

Daily Mail  

Comes after 12-year-old boy arrested for Angry Telstra customers have again taken to social media to vent their frustration as the telco suffers its fourth network failure in as many months. Scroll down for video NBN and ADSL voice and data customers were hit by the outage on Friday The failure affected up to 350,000 NBN voice and data customers …

Telstra apologises for second outage in less than a week, third in two months
9 years ago

Telstra apologises for second outage in less than a week, third in two months

ABC  

Telstra customers have been left asking "How many times can one service be down?" Telstra has confirmed the outage — which affected 3 per cent of its customers for "about an hour" — was caused by a card failure in a media gateway in Victoria. " At 12:00pm Telstra tweeted it had "received reports from some customers facing difficulties making …

Telstra outages: CEO Andy Penn offers free data day as compensation for four-hour blackout
9 years ago

Telstra outages: CEO Andy Penn offers free data day as compensation for four-hour blackout

ABC  

Telstra has apologised for a mass network outage that affected up to 8 million customers, vowing to provide a free data day on April 3 as compensation. Key points: 50 per cent of Telstra's 16 million customers affected Telstra apologises and promises free data for customers on April 3 Telecommunications expert urges Government to order investigation Complaints from customers having …

Telstra restoring services following nationwide outage impacting mobile customers
9 years ago

Telstra restoring services following nationwide outage impacting mobile customers

ABC  

Telstra says it is progressively restoring mobile services after an outage earlier impacted its mobile customers. "We are progressively restoring mobile services and we anticipate returning to normal soon," the telco said in a statement. "We are aware of an issue affecting some of our mobile customers who are having difficulty making and receiving calls, and using data," Telstra said …

Extended internet outage disrupts businesses in Southern Queensland's Thallon district
9 years, 1 month ago

Extended internet outage disrupts businesses in Southern Queensland's Thallon district

ABC  

Some Telstra customers in south-west Queensland are still without internet service, almost a week after the nationwide outage. "Apparently it was supposed to given high priority the next day, which was either the Wednesday or the Thursday, and we're still without the internet," she said. Data either very slow or non-existent: Telstra Mrs Zilm, the owner of a mixed farming …

Telstra confirms all services restored following mass outage for mobile users across Australia
9 years, 1 month ago

Telstra confirms all services restored following mass outage for mobile users across Australia

ABC  

Telstra has confirmed all services have been restored after mobile customers experienced a mass outage in multiple states, explaining that the issue was caused by an "embarrassing human error". "Customers don't need to do anything to receive the free data, it will happen automatically for all of our mobile customers," Telstra said in a statement. Telstra's chief operations officer Kate …

Far north Queensland phone outage to be fixed within 10 days Telstra hopes
10 years, 1 month ago

Far north Queensland phone outage to be fixed within 10 days Telstra hopes

ABC  

Telstra says it expects to restore services to thousands of far north Queensland customers within about 10 days. More than 2,000 Telstra and Optus landlines from Cape Tribulation north of Cairns to Bluewater north of Townsville have been down for two weeks due to lightning strikes. "We've actually got some issues up at Kuranda at the moment as well where …

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