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<p>I'd say the increased load on the network from the Chats issue is likely a large part of the problem.  Services trying to re-established, lowered switching capacity and so on</p>
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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> AusNOG <ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net> on behalf of Patrick Cole <z@amused.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 2 February 2017 2:33 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Nathan Le Nevez<br>
<b>Cc:</b> ausnog@ausnog.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] Telstra Network Down</font>
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<div class="PlainText">I think it's likely that there could be some critical some carrier
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interconnects at that exchange.  So yeah, perhaps not so much that the <br>
service is down but more that certain destinations are unreachable?<br>
<br>
Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 03:18:21AM +0000, Nathan Le Nevez wrote:<br>
<br>
> I beg to differ – I can’t call the bloke sitting next to me (busy tone). Has been like that since around 1pm…(Russell ACT)<br>
> <br>
> On 2/2/17, 2:14 pm, "AusNOG on behalf of Patrick Cole" <ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net on behalf of z@amused.net> wrote:<br>
> <br>
>     Not nationwide, mobile seems fully functional here in ACT.  <br>
>     <br>
>     Patrick<br>
>     <br>
>     Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 03:05:43AM +0000, Joe Saxton wrote:<br>
>     <br>
>     <br>
>     > A single fire at Chatswood brings all mobile services nationwide to a halt?
<br>
>     > <br>
>     > -----Original Message-----<br>
>     > From: AusNOG [<a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net">mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a>] On Behalf Of Brad Peczka<br>
>     > Sent: Thursday, 2 February 2017 1:53 PM<br>
>     > To: John Lindsay <johnslindsay@mac.com>; jay binks <jaybinks@gmail.com><br>
>     > Cc: ausnog@ausnog.net<br>
>     > Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Telstra Network Down<br>
>     > <br>
>     > Chatswood fire confirmed. <a href="https://twitter.com/Telstra/status/826986145011478528">
https://twitter.com/Telstra/status/826986145011478528</a><br>
>     > <br>
>     > Regards,<br>
>     > -Brad.<br>
>     > ________________________________________<br>
>     > From: AusNOG [ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of John Lindsay [johnslindsay@mac.com]<br>
>     > Sent: Thursday, 2 February 2017 10:50 AM<br>
>     > To: jay binks<br>
>     > Cc: ausnog@ausnog.net<br>
>     > Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Telstra Network Down<br>
>     > <br>
>     > Chatswood is an NBN POI too.<br>
>     > <br>
>     > Echos of Warrnambool: <a href="https://exchange.telstra.com.au/2015/07/06/warrnambool-exchange-fire-all-recommendations-complete/">
https://exchange.telstra.com.au/2015/07/06/warrnambool-exchange-fire-all-recommendations-complete/</a><br>
>     > <br>
>     > jsl<br>
>     > <br>
>     > John Lindsay<br>
>     > johnslindsay@mac.com<mailto:johnslindsay@mac.com><br>
>     > +61403577711<br>
>     > <br>
>     > On 2 Feb 2017, at 1:18 pm, jay binks <jaybinks@gmail.com<mailto:jaybinks@gmail.com>> wrote:<br>
>     > <br>
>     > yea bit of a difference there..<br>
>     > I was thinking the same.<br>
>     > <br>
>     > SURELY Chatswood ( based on the level of impact )<br>
>     > <br>
>     > On 2 February 2017 at 12:44, John Lindsay <johnslindsay@mac.com<mailto:johnslindsay@mac.com>> wrote:<br>
>     > Chatsworth or Chatswood (Sydney)?<br>
>     > <br>
>     > John Lindsay<br>
>     > johnslindsay@mac.com<mailto:johnslindsay@mac.com><br>
>     > +61403577711<tel:0403%20577%20711><br>
>     > <br>
>     > On 2 Feb 2017, at 1:13 pm, Matthew Jenkins <mjenkins@airefrig.com.au<mailto:mjenkins@airefrig.com.au>> wrote:<br>
>     > <br>
>     > Hi All,<br>
>     > <br>
>     > A Telstra Service Executive Rep said there is a fire in the Chatsworth exchange NSW.<br>
>     > Its Apparently staring to affect Mobiles calls nationally too.<br>
>     > <br>
>     > <br>
>     > From: AusNOG [<a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net">mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a>] On Behalf Of Jacob Bisby<br>
>     > Sent: Thursday, 2 February 2017 10:40 AM<br>
>     > To: ausnog@ausnog.net<<a href="mailto:ausnog@ausnog.net">mailto:ausnog@ausnog.net</a>><br>
>     > Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Telstra Network Down<br>
>     > <br>
>     > Can also confirm no voice on Telstra MVNO's/resellers (Boost, Mactel).<br>
>     > <br>
>     > <br>
>     >  *   Jacob Bisby<br>
>     > <br>
>     > <br>
>     > From: AusNOG [<a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net">mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a>] On Behalf Of Kevin Wakefield<br>
>     > Sent: Thursday, 2 February 2017 10:24 AM<br>
>     > To: ausnog@ausnog.net<<a href="mailto:ausnog@ausnog.net">mailto:ausnog@ausnog.net</a>><br>
>     > Subject: [AusNOG] Telstra Network Down<br>
>     > <br>
>     > Hi Everyone,<br>
>     > <br>
>     > Is anyone getting reports of outages from telstra at the moment as mobiles and adsl connections in sydney are down with some services dropping out _______________________________________________<br>
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