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Well, an outdated server has been named as the catalyst to Telstra's mobile network outage last week.
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For more, we are joined by CEO of the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, Carol Bennett.
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Carol, thank you so much for your time this morning.
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A $30 ,000 software update could have prevented all of this.
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What does this say about Telstra's controls and their processes?
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despite the manufacturer recommending that over a period from 2022.
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The second decision was to
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reconfigure that piece of equipment but not document it and the third was not to upgrade that piece of equipment.
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So quite an issue of process and of culture clearly for Telstra.
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For me I'm unsure where the accountability is like who is to to blame for making that decision?
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Well that's a good question.
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There are a number of reviews underway.
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Telstra has its own review.
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by the regulator to look into this
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but either way you know it does point to some really big process and culture issues within Telstra.
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Absolutely 8 .8 million customers were impacted Carol do you think they'll receive any compensation?
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Well compensation did come up yesterday
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and Telstra have offered anyone affected by this outage some kind of assessment process so you can apply and Telstra claims.
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We know that 8 ,000 people have already applied and there are service credits being provided, 100 ,000 to date, but no reimbursement of payment.
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I know that you have been listening in on every single word
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that the Telstra CEO has spoken about this over the last week or so.
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Was there any reassurance from Telstra that this won't happen again?
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Well Telstra have apologised and the CEO Vicki Brady has returned from her holiday and been very proactive in letting the
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that Telstra is doing everything it can to avoid this happening again.
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We certainly want the assurance, but what we want more than the assurance is a change to the system.
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Telco is an essential service.
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We all rely on it for everything we do every day.
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We need to see an uplift in reliability standards, in things like domestic mobile roaming.
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and not just relying on companies who are acting in shareholder interests and not the public interest.
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I feel like...
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As Australians we had such an enormous sense of deja vu with this
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because we already had the catastrophic Optus outage last year.
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When you talk about needing reliability standards, what do you want to see in place?
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What do we need to see in place to make sure that this doesn't happen again?
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standards that are enforceable.
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You know the question is would this outage have occurred in the first place?
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We need those assurances.
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We need domestic mobile roaming.
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Australians, if their phone is is not connecting to their providers network can connect to another network.
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This happens in other countries.
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It's time for us to get serious about this.
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It's astounding to me that there aren't reliability standards in place.
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Carol, thanks so much for your time this morning.
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Thanks, Ali.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 44 sentences and 503 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:34. The speaker talks at a steady 141 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| reliability noun | The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy. | |
| assurance noun | /əˈʃʊɹəns/ | The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| compensation noun | /ˌkɑm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/ | The act or principle of compensating. |
| rely verb | /ɹɪˈlaɪ/ | To trust; to have confidence in; to depend. |
| occur verb | /əˈkɜː/ | To happen or take place. |
| assessment noun | /əˈsɛsmənt/ | The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed. |
| server noun | /ˈsɝvɚ/ | A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network. |
| enormous adjective | /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ | Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc. |
| upgrade verb | /əpˈɡɹeɪd/ | To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components. |
| manufacturer noun | /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/ | A person or company that manufactures. |
| provider noun | /pɹəˈvaɪ.də(ɹ)/ | One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence. |
| accountability noun | /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ | The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for… |
| underway adverb | /ʌndəɹˈweɪ/ | In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey. |
| catalyst noun | /ˈkæt.ɪ.lɪst/ | A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as aren't, doesn't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: assurance /əˈʃʊɹəns/, compensation /ˌkɑm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/, shareholder /ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/
- Long words — get the stress right: compensation /ˌkɑm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/, manufacturer /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/, accountability /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/, regulator /ˈɹɛɡ.ju.leɪ.tɚ/, catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like reliability, assurance, connect.
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו | has been named · have offered · have already applied |
| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | has been named · are joined · were impacted |
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