Failed Triple Zero Calls ‘Not Related’ to 3G Shutdown

Telecommunications workers are seen working on a mobile cell tower in Sydney, Australia, on March 25, 2020. AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts

Several failed triple-zero calls during a fatal farm fire were not caused by the closure of the 3G mobile network, according to a Telstra investigation.

The telco investigated reports that emergency calls failed or dropped out during a fire in a paddock at Goohli, in northwest New South Wales (NSW), on Dec. 14, 2024.