Federal MP Bob Katter has asked the prime minister for a "comprehensive inquiry" into the triple-0 blackout. Mr Katter told question time an area from Gladstone to Cairns to Mount Isa was left with only intermittent emergency services for 24 hours, while internet-reliant services such as cash, petrol and food were inaccessible. He blamed disinterest and lack of maintenance on the ageing system for its collapse during times of most need. "The government must come to grips with the complete failure of the privatisation of telcos in Australia," Mr Katter said. Prime Minister Julia Gillard told federal parliament any relevant information will be distributed. "Anything we learn during the course of natural disasters we will certainly share," she said.