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Stephanie Gardiner

Safety fears delay 3G closure, users urged to upgrade

Some 77,000 handsets would still be impacted by the end of 3G, which launched in Australia in 2003. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS)

Australians are being urged to upgrade their mobile phones and check their medical devices as public safety concerns delay the 3G network shutdown.

Telstra and Optus jointly announced the 3G closure would be pushed back to October 28. 

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