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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Is it down? Strict rules for telcos that suffer outages

Telcos will need to provide users with more info about outages under stricter new rules. (Jack Atley/AAP PHOTOS)

Consumers must be told why their phone or internet service has been disconnected during major outages and when they can expect it to return under stricter telecommunication rules.

Providers will also have to improve the way they deal with triple-zero outages under the regulations and issue detailed plans to prevent recurrences. 

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