Optus officials and those from other telcos are set to face questions from the government. Photo: Erik Anderson/AAP PHOTOS

Embattled telco Optus has been put on notice as the federal government prepares to push through new laws beefing up oversight of the industry.

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The Singapore-owned company's chief executive Stephen Rue, along with the heads of rival telcos Telstra and TPG, have been summoned by Communications Minister Anika Wells to Canberra ahead of peak natural disaster season.

The sector is in the government's crosshairs after shocking revelations of triple-zero outages in Se

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