Optus triple-zero outage: NSW police check welfare as 000 emergency service calls fail in Illawarra region
According to a report by The Guardian… Telco says nine 000 emergency services calls failed during outage in Dapto region and apologises to customersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOptus is investigating a fresh triple-zero outage, this time in Illawarra region of New South Wales.The telco said an issue with a mobile phone tower in Dapto had affected calls made between 3am and 12.20pm on Sunday, including those to the triple-zero network.This story was amended on 29 September 2025. An earlier version stated early information that a baby’s death was linked to the outage – police later said the death was likely not related to the incident. Continue reading… complete report is on below link. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/29/optus-suffers-fresh-triple-zero-outage-in-nsw-as-police-check-welfare-of-callers
