It’s not often, in fact utterly rare to see a joint statement let alone announcement from Australia’s biggest Telcos Telstra and Optus, but today the two have announced they are extending the closure of their 3G networks into October to ensure the most efforts can be put into getting all 3G reliant devices off the networks.
Already delayed by several month’s, Telstra’s move to October 28 this year now aligns with Optus who have delayed almost two months and it’s the most logical move of all – making sure there’s a single message for all Australians about this 3G Switch off.
The concerns were raised with and by the Minister for Communications and a ramped-up effort to educate Australians on the switch-off began.
both Optus and Telstra have agreed to delay the switch-off until October 28.
