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Over 10,000 over 55s have had an anxious wait to find out if their phone services will be restored, and whether they will be able to keep their phone numbers. They still don’t know.

Potentially thousands of elderly Australians have lost their phone number for good, with the new receivers of telecommunications company ONESeniors announcing existing landline numbers will have to be terminated.

Potentially thousands of elderly Australians have lost their phone number for good, with the new receivers of telecommunications company ONESeniors announcing existing landline numbers will have to be terminated.

The web of interconnected networks and corporate structures surrounding the companies Vocus acquired from CONEC2 is so tangled services cannot be resumed.

The businesses and customers of iBOSS International and One Telecom, including the ONEseniors customers, have been acquired by the Vocus Communications group.

An Aussie company that provides distress alarms for seniors has entered administration today, meaning thousands of vulnerable elderly people have lost their phone and Internet connections.