As a result of the bushfires across NSW, some Optus customers across parts of Mid-North Coast Region including residents and businesses may be experiencing disruptions to their mobile call, text and data services due to outages affecting:
Billys Creek
Nymboida.
Optus network operations team are working closely with the relevant emergency services to access mobile sites to restore services as a priority.
Optus has established a special customer contact line for customers affected by the bushfires, customers can phone our dedicated hotline: 1300 301 671.
Optus is also working with local evacuation centres in the affected areas to provide support including pre-paid phones, pre-paid data packs and charging stations.
All Optus stores are currently open across NSW, including on the mid-North Coast.
In the instance of an emergency, customers should still dial 000 or for deaf/speech or hearing-impaired dial 106 any available telecommunications network will still be able carry the call.
Optus recommends television, radio, the internet and emergency services as vital sources of information in emergency situations.
Support for customers
Optus has in place a financial assistance policy to support customers affected by the bushfires. Optus may offer:
free call diversions from an Optus fixed home phone to any mobile or fixed number
extended timeframes for bill payments
bill waivers in instances of extreme financial hardship; and
free suspension, relocation or cancellation of a fixed service
free prepaid credit which can be organised at our local stores.
We recommend customers wishing to discuss financial assistance can call our Customer Care team on 1300 301 671 to discuss their specific needs.
