How a throwback to 2006 took down Telstra’s national phone network
Telstra's national phone network crashed on Wednesday due to a software defect that made the system believe it was November 2006. Chief financial officer Michael Ackland confirmed that this time error disrupted network synchronization, locking customers out and affecting emergency calls. The company is investigating the cause of the glitch and its far-reaching impacts.
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Published 09 Jul 2026, 15:00 UTC · Updated 09 Jul 2026, 15:20 UTC
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