NEWS WORTHY: Optus sent Triple-O outage to WRONG email & footy club faces axe over ‘Silly Sunday’ stunt

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In today’s episode, as Australia’s major telco chiefs face parliamentary questioning, Ben O’Shea learns Optus sent its triple-0 outage notification to the WRONG email address during its fatal emergency network failure on September 18.

In today’s episode, Ben O‘Shea learns Optus sent its Triple-O outage notification to the WRONG email address, EU steel tariffs explained & a footy club faces the axe over an offensive “Silly Sunday” stunt.

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