Australian telco Optus suffers fresh emergency call outage

SYDNEY: Australian telco Optus said on Monday it had suffered an emergency call outage in an area south of Sydney, 10 days after a broader disruption that it said had probably caused four deaths when customers were unable to get timely aid.

The Australian government has been seeking answers about the disruptions at the country’s No. 2 telecom, which is owned by Singapore Telecommunications.

Singtel Group CEO Yuen Kuan Moon plans to meet Australia’s Communications Minister Anika Wells this week, a spokesperson for the minister’s office said. Yuen will meet Wells along with Optus Chairman John Arthur and CEO Stephen Rue, Singtel said.