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In 2019-2022 there were over 7,600 calls a day to Triple Zero in Victoria alone, or one call every 11 seconds, according to Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority.

The telcos will cut off up to 60,000 phones that are incompatible with 4G for emergency calls, as Australians are being urged to upgrade their technology in the final days of the 3G network.

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