Free payphone calls from Telstra for Christmas

From 12:01am on the 24th December until the 28th of December, Australians will be able to make free "standard national and mobile calls" through Telstra's network of payphones. Premium numbers, 1234 and 12456 numbers are excluded from the promotion.

"Christmas is all about connecting with friends and family," said Telstra Executive Director Home and Business Products Stuart Bird. "While most of us are lucky enough to do this in person or have access to technology that helps bring us together, we know there are others who may find themselves separated from loved ones without a way to get in touch."

"Our payphone network spans across the entire country, from capital cities to remote areas like the Gibson Desert and Thursday Island. We see an increase in calls on payphones each December, so by opening up our payphone network, we hope all Australians will be able to reach out to loved ones this holiday season."

Over 16,000 Telstra payphones still exist in Australia. Many of these are being re-purposed as public Wi-Fi hotspots for the Telstra Air network. 

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Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.

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