Singtel Outage Disrupts Emergency Services and Banking Across Singapore

A landline disruption affected essential services including emergency hotlines, healthcare, and banks, prompting reliance on mobile and online communication.

• The outage affected emergency numbers 999 and 995, as well as healthcare institutions, banks, and businesses.
• Singtel's disruption led to over 2,700 reports on Downdetector, highlighting widespread impact.
• Emergency services advised the public to use SMS to reach them during the outage.
• Mobile and broadband services remained operational, allowing institutions to communicate through social media.
• Singtel engineers are working to resolve the issue, with updates being provided through social media.

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