Telco giants Optus, Telstra and TPG will be called into the principal’s office following a devastating triple-0 outage that has been linked to the deaths of several Australians.

Under fire Communications Minister Anika Wells wrote to chief executives, Stephen Rue (Optus), Inaki Berroeta (TPG Telecom) and Vicki Brady (Telstra) ordering them to a meeting in Canberra on Tuesday.

With Labor set to rush legislation to beef-up compliance powers for the triple-0 custodian later this week, she said Australians needed to have “trust in the reliability of our triple-0 service when they need it most,” especially ahead of the disaster season which spans from October to April.

Her letter placed the impetus on telcos to do more and ensure they were complying with their legal obligations and building

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