Half a Million Aussies Not Prepared for 3G Shutdown

Half a Million Aussies Not Prepared for 3G Shutdown
Mobile phones products and on display in a Telstra retail store in Sydney on July 24, 2014, in Sydney, Australia. James Alcock/Getty Images
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Half a million Australians may have phones that won’t connect to triple zero after the 3G network shuts down, a situation the federal government says is “deeply concerning.”

The nation’s 3G network is in its final months of operation, with Telstra switching off on Aug. 31, having recently extended its deadline.