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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.