Optus, the Singapore-owned telco, is once again facing a storm of criticism after its latest nationwide outage left millions without service and emergency calls unconnected — failures now linked to multiple deaths with questions now being asked as to whether it’s time that the Federal Government move to force a sale of Optus.

The company’s leadership, led by chief executive Stephen Rue, has been accused of negligence, incompetence and putting corporate spin ahead of public safety.

Federal observers say it was “monumentally stupid” for Rue and his executive team to delay informing state authorities, including the police and ambulance authorities, until they had “all the facts perfectly lined up.”

By then, the damage was already done and people were dead.

Despite being warned five times

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