Australian telecommunications company optus hit by a huge outage – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Australian telecommunications company Optus hit by a huge outage.

The outage has affected millions, according to Reuters. Optus’ help account on X (formerly Twitter) acknowledged an “issue” at 2:47PM ET, and it is still ongoing.

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