Government accepts recommendations from Optus outage review

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has responded to a review into last year’s Optus outage. This comes as Australia’s telcos will be forced to share real-time outage information and set up a body to take charge of Australia’s triple-zero system following the release of the review. “At its core is ensuring the integrity of the triple zero service and that it continues to operate effectively in the interest of all Australians,” Ms Rowland said during a media conference on Tuesday. “I’m pleased to say that the review that has been handed down by Mr Richard Bean provides an excellent viewpoint on how this can be achieved. “Mr Bean has made 18 recommendations, and the government accepts all of them – we’ll be implementing those regulations over the next 12-18 months.”