{
  "id": 11742815,
  "title": "When a bushfire comes, what happens if the phones go dead?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/when-a-bushfire-comes-what-happens-if-the-phones-go-dead",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-03T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-04/bushfire-telecommunications-fail-black-summer-phone-reception/107210562"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Black Summer bushfires cut people off from warnings, rescue and each other when mobile phones failed. How can we stay safe when telecommunications goes dark?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}