Optus outage affects local trade

LOCAL businesses were among those across Australia affected by the major Optus outage on Wednesday including SportsPower on Gray Street. Owner Keven Quinn said it was a major disruption to business, but that most customers were very understanding and were happy to direct debit or pay cash. Photos: GLENN GUY.

By Lizzie Hallam

November 10, 2023 | 7:00 PM

RIGHT across the country millions of Australians and businesses were impacted by the Optus outage on Wednesday including in Hamilton, affecting both broadband and mobile connectivity.

Customers were unable to make or receive calls or use the internet for more than 10 hours due to the major nationwide outage.