Telstra has announced it will make all Telstra payphone calls free for everyone to anywhere within Australia. The initiative will include any standard national calls and SMS from Telstra payphones to ...

Telstra is allowed to build new payphone cabinets across the country without needing to gain permission from city councils, the Federal Court has ruled. Under Australian law, payphone cabinets are ...

Australian telecom powerhouse Telstra has started a 10-week trial of Internet-enabled public payphones that allow people to send e-mail and text, picture and video messages. The 10 payphones will ...

A court battle is looming over contentious plans to replace dozens of Telstra payphones with larger models that critics fear will block footpaths and create “huge eyesores” on busy Sydney streets.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. THE sight of Telstra payphones on city footpaths and in country towns is secure for the next 20 years after a shift in the way the ...

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy yesterday said he was seeking public comment on draft regulations that would bolster payphone standards and allow the telecommunications watchdog to review the ...

Telstra has confirmed it is seeking to accelerate its program for removing unprofitable payphones. Federal Communications Minister Helen Coonan has not heard of the proposal and wants an explanation.

Telstra unveiled its home-grown multimedia payphone in late 1997 saying it would have 5000 installed around the country in time for the Sydney Olympics. The unit incorporated a touch screen, smartcard ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Murdered property developer Michael McGurk liked to make the most of the public phone 50 metres from his office. In November 2008, when ...

For the first time in Australia, public telephone and ATM banking services will be provided conveniently in a single standalone ATM-Payphone kiosk as part of a joint initiative announced by ANZ and ...

A Telstra payphone is seen in Melbourne, Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Telstra has announced Australians can now make free calls across the country on Telstra’s payphone network. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ...