'We feel defeated': Residents frustrated by phone, internet outages
Residents of a small town in regional NSW have faced lengthy phone and internet outages since January, intensifying calls for more reliable services.
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Residents of a small town in regional NSW have faced lengthy phone and internet outages since January, intensifying calls for more reliable services.
When Michael Marom steers his Telstra-branded company car past the site of a planned 5G tower on the streets of Mullumbimby, it draws a now predictable response. Someone is watching, always, and news of his presence quickly ripples through the faithful. “They call themselves the protectors of the tower,” Marom says. “They have someone there all the time, so what happens is that as soon as you drive past in a Telstra vehicle, within about 15...