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Old 20-04-2019, 09:12 AM   #7
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Default Re: Australia looses another icon.

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva View Post
Why does it actually need to be shut down? You would think the whole thing is computerised now? What would this service possibly actually cost the supplier?
From what I caught on the news. It’s in need of rings and bearings. Has been overhauled once before and has been deemed not worth repairing in its current state.
There is a partition going on to save the service that is reported to have ~2,000,000 calls per year, mostly around daylight savings time.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/cons...18-p51ff8.html
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