Optus says routine software upgrade caused 14-hour network outage
by Josh Taylor from World news | The Guardian on (#6GAWF)
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Optus says Wednesday's 14-hour outage was the result of a routine software upgrade that took Optus's network offline and forced staff to physically reboot services across the country.
It comes as the company moved to establish a dedicated complaints team for small businesses affected and said it would work to resolve concerns" after criticism of the company's compensation offer.
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