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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Graham Readfearn

Optus chief executive set to face Senate inquiry over nationwide outage

Optus has confirmed its chief executive will appear in person before a Senate inquiry into a nationwide outage of its internet and mobile phone coverage.
Optus has confirmed its chief executive will appear in person before a Senate inquiry into a nationwide outage of its internet and mobile phone coverage last Wednesday. Photograph: Dean Lewins/EPA

The embattled chief executive of Optus will appear in person before a Senate inquiry next week, as it investigates Wednesday’s outage that left millions of its customers without internet or mobile phone coverage for up to 14 hours.

Optus has confirmed that Kelly Bayer Rosmarin will appear before the inquiry – which was brought on by the Greens and the Coalition in the Senate on Thursday – in the coming days.

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