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Telco chiefs face questions over emergency network failures

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The embattled CEO of Optus has been hauled into parliament with other telco executives over repeated failures in the triple zero system. But the communications minister is also facing increasing questions over her response, today fast-tracking legislation to safeguard the emergency network.
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