The nation's leading telecoms carriers' fault repair efforts declined nationally in the March quarter, a fact that both Telstra and Optus blame on the NSW bushfire and flooding in the state.
The latest report card from the Australian Communications Authority has given the major telcos mixed reviews in repairing faults and reducing mobile call congestion rates.
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