TPG says a customer with a Samsung phone has died after being unable to connect to triple zero. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong/AAP PHOTOS

A telco customer has died after their phone could not make calls to the emergency line on Australia's third-largest mobile network.

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TPG, which also operates the Vodafone and Lebara brands in Australia, revealed a person had died on Thursday when their Samsung phone could not make triple zero calls.

"This is a tragic incident, and our condolences and thoughts are with the individual's family and loved ones," TPG Telecom CEO Inaki Berroeta said.

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