Telstra and Optus to switch off 3G networks across Australia next week\

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Telstra and Optus will switch off their 3G networks across the country on Monday with a warning some phones, as well as medical and GPS devices may stop working.

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00:00Many elderly individuals in regional areas rely on their 3G network and their telephones

00:09for safety and security and these devices may not be able to be compatible with 4G or

00:165G.

00:17So potentially leaving them with their device in a risky situation where they're not able

00:24to ring 000 or if they have fall alarms or cardio monitors or oxygen systems which may

00:33be impacted and so they may be in a situation where they have no one else to contact or

00:39support them if there is a need.

00:41And so it's really important that those people that look after older people, those with disabilities

00:48or you have a family member that does rely on a device that has been with them for a

00:54while that they check whether that is a compatible device with the 4G changeover.

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