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flag Telstra invests $800M in regional 5G/4G upgrades amid ongoing emergency call concerns.

flag Telstra has announced an $800 million investment over four years to expand and upgrade its 5G and 4G networks in regional Australia, building on $12.4 billion in national network spending over the past seven years, including $4.7 billion for regional areas. flag The move comes amid ongoing concerns about network reliability, following the 3G shutdown and a September Optus outage that disrupted emergency calls and was linked to three deaths. flag Telstra’s Chair Craig Dunn and CEO Vicki Brady emphasized the company’s responsibility for emergency services, acknowledging outages can result from weather, power loss, technical faults, or upgrades. flag They affirmed ongoing efforts to improve resilience and collaboration with government and industry partners to strengthen Australia’s emergency call system.

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