Telstra makes payphones freeThe telco says 11 million calls were made from payphones in the past year.David Swan and Chris GriffithA Telstra payphone. (AAP IMAGE / Angelo Velardo)Gift this articleless than 2 min read9:09AMAugust 03, 2021.Updated 9:24AMAugust 04, 2021Welcome to The Download, The Australian’s technology blog for the latest tech news.Telstra Payphones are now free phones for everyone to anywhere in Australia, after an announcement this morning.More related storiesBusinessHybrid work champion Cannon-Brookes rejects WFH mandatesMike Cannon-Brookes embraces flexible work and rejects ‘draconian’ mandates, even the one proposed by Jacinta Allan to legislate two days a week at home.Read morePoliticsTriple-0 warning went unansweredLabor ignored expert warnings to establish a 24/7 triple-0 watchdog before September’s fatal Optus outage that killed four people including a baby.Read more
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