Major outage hits Telstra mobile network as thousands report they can’t make calls or access internet

By Australian Associated Press · The Guardian World

Carrier confirms ‘an issue’ as mobile network used by millions goes down for many users, shutting down Victorian trains and affecting triple-zero calls Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Telstra customers have been unable to make calls or access data on their mobiles on the country’s largest network, in a national outage that has also shut down Victoria’s regional trains. The telecommunications provider that powers about 25 million mobile services nationwide confirmed the outage on Wednesday. Continue reading...