Telstra, Optus networks disrupted across NSW after storms caused widespread outages
Telstra customers have been unable to make emergency calls after severe weather cut off more than 100,000 services across NSW.
The outage occurred along the Mid North Coast, impacting calls to Triple 0 and access to mobile, NBN, ADSL and PTSN networks.
Customers from Newcastle to Coffs Harbour and inland towards Grafton were impacted by the outage.
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“Widespread power outages are affecting parts of our network, and our technicians are working closely with authorities to get in and bring services back online when it is safe to do so,” a spokesman said.
Telstra has restored more than 40 mobile sites since the outage started, with other sites and services still disrupted.”
It is understood that services with other telecommunication providers were also impacted by the severe weather.
Optus reported its mobile network, NBN and internet services were also down at some sites along the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers regions.
“The recent weather event in NSW has caused major power loss due to damaging wind and rain across some parts of the state,” an Optus warning read.
“Our team are working to restore sites as soon as possible.”
Originally published as Telstra outage across NSW affecting more than 100,000 services across the state
