Communications Minister Anika Wells orders telco bosses to Canberra after fatal Optus triple-0 outage
Telco Giants Optus, Telstra and TPG will be called to the director’s office after the destructive triple 0 out of the four dead.
Fire Communication Minister Anika Wells ordered chief executives to a meeting in Canberra on Tuesday at Stephen Rue (Optus), Inaki Berroeta (TPG Telecom) and Vickki Brady (Telstra).
The Labor Party said that later this week, the Triple-0 beef for custody is adjusted to hurry to the compatibility powers, especially in front of the disaster season, especially in the October-April, the Australians should rely on the reliability of our triple-0 service when they need the most ”.
He placed the driving force on Telcos to make the letter more and to ensure that they complied with their legal obligations and built confidence following two deductions in two years.
The major deduction of September has affected more than 600 Australians, rural NSW, Western Australia and Northern Region in South Australia and are linked to three deaths.
“On November 1, the new rules mean that they should share the real -time network information of carriers with other appropriate organizations, including relevant emergency services organizations and Australian Communication and Media Authority,” he said.
“I want you to meet with me in Canberra on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, and I want you to update me to update me in the current system to prevent interruptions to prevent interruptions so that these legal obligations are met and people to believe in the triple-0 system.”
When asked journalists, regulators or futcos listened to more, “Still a new minister to the sector,” said Wells, who encountered criticism, this week will face a grid of the opposition in which parliament continues in Canberra.
The opposition also seized Australia’s trip to New York days in the days following the deduction that Anthony accompanied Arnavutça to promote the social media ban under the age of 16.
Coalition Communication Spokesman Melissa McIntosh said the Worker could not act according to 18 proposals from a study published in March 2024 after the first Optus deduction in 2023.
Later, Communication Minister Michelle Rowland accepted all of the 18 points, including the closure of the towers during interruptions to force the futcos to provide real -time information during deductions and to allow the triads to make triple calls in other networks.
Ms. McIntosh questioned whether Labour has done everything in his hand to prevent Labour from the September deduction.
“When Optus was the first deduction in 2023, there were signs of warning. Nobody died. People died this time. As I said, this life and death.”
