Lawyers are eyeing a class action over last week’s outage, while the ombudsman can order payouts of up to $100,000.

Telstra customers impacted by last week’s outage will be able to apply for compensation from the telco after mobile voice calls and data services stopped working.

Lawyers are eyeing a class action over last week’s outage, while the ombudsman can order payouts of up to $100,000.

Lawyers are eying a class action over last week’s outage, while the ombudsman can order payouts of up to $100,000.

Telstra is assessing outage compensation claims, but consumer advocates say the process is cumbersome and puts the onus back on customers rather than the telco at fault.