Brief: Australia's ACMA Takes Optus Mobile To Court Over September 2025 Triple Zero Outage

Singapore Telecommunications

30/07/2026 04:03

July 30 (Reuters) - Australian Communications And Media Authority :
ACMA TAKES OPTUS MOBILE TO COURT OVER SEPTEMBER 2025 TRIPLE ZERO OUTAGE
ACMA ALLEGES THAT DURING THE OUTAGE, OPTUS MOBILE BREACHED 2 SEPARATE LEGAL OBLIGATIONS ON 1,005 OCCASIONS
MAXIMUM PENALTY AVAILABLE TO THE COURT IS A$250,000 PER CONTRAVENTION.
SEEKING FROM COURT AN ORDER THAT OPTUS MOBILE PAY PECUNIARY PENALTIES TO COMMONWEALTH FOR THESE CONTRAVENTIONS, OTHERS
PROCEEDINGS FOLLOW EARLIER ENFORCEMENT ACTION TAKEN BY ACMA ARISING FROM OPTUS NOVEMBER 2023 OUTAGE
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