Telstra to testify before Senate inquiry over nationwide outage

Telstra has agreed to appear before a Senate inquiry on Friday to answer questions about a major network outage this week. The outage stopped more than 600 emergency calls from reaching Triple Zero, Australia's emergency services number. It also caused serious problems for businesses and transport networks across the country. Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is leading the committee that will question Telstra executives. The inquiry will look at whether the company followed its legal and regulatory obligations during the outage. If Telstra is found to have broken the rules, it could face fines of up to $30 million. The government has also introduced new measures to make the Triple Zero system stronger.