There s no excuse not to call family and friends over the festive season as Telstra has made its network of 15,000 payphones free to use around Australia. The telco s payphones won t need any coins from Christmas Eve until January 1, with people able to make free local, national and mobile calls. If you want to see loved one s faces, selected Telstra Air Wi-Fi access points at their payphones and stores will also be free to use if you prefer video calling. While most people own a mobile phone these days, there are still more than 11 million calls made each year on payphones, including 200,000 to the national emergency services line.
There s no excuse not to call family and friends over the festive season as Telstra has made its network of 15,000 payphones free to use around Australia. The telco s payphones won t need any coins from Christmas Eve until January 1, with people able to make free local, national and mobile calls. If you want to see loved one s faces, selected Telstra Air Wi-Fi access points at their payphones and stores will also be free to use if you prefer video calling. While most people own a mobile phone these days, there are still more than 11 million calls made each year on payphones, including 200,000 to the national emergency services line.
The telco giant is also making selected Wi-Fi hotspots free during the holidays
It comes amid travel restrictions imposed on NSW due to a COVID-19 outbreak
Telstra will make all 15,000 of its national payphones free to use over the holidays to unite family and friends amid border closures and lockdowns.
The telecommunication giant is also making selected WiFi hotspots free during the same period from Thursday until January 1.
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The move comes after states and territories imposed border and travel restrictions on NSW, which is battling 97 coronavirus cases in Sydney s Northern Beaches.
A woman with a Telstra payphone. Telstra will make all 15,000 of its payphones across the country free from Thursday until January 1