Show HN: How many advertising panels in Sydney are near a public telephone?

Re:Show HN: How many advertising panels in Sydney are near a... by guidedlight on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @12:51AM (#34145569)

Calls from public telephones are now free, they now also provide free wifi.

It does seem that the legal benefit of free space and electricity, and the commercial benefit of high foot traffic locations is too great for Telstra to simply give up these installations.

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Re:Show HN: How many advertising panels in Sydney are near a... by caf on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @02:55AM (#34146338)

The electricity is not free (it would be paid under a low consumption unmetered arrangement, similar to things like public BBQs or traffic lights).

Telstra is contracted to provide payphone service under the Telstra USO Performance Agreement with the Federal Government, at a cost of $44 million.

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Re:Show HN: How many advertising panels in Sydney are near a... by mcosta on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @03:38AM (#34146667)

Today I learned there are public BBQs in Australia.

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Re:Show HN: How many advertising panels in Sydney are near a... by drekipus on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @05:33AM (#34147425)

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Re:Show HN: How many advertising panels in Sydney are near a... by rafram on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @11:53AM (#34150479)

There are in the US too, but you have to bring your own fuel (coal/charcoal).

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Re:Show HN: How many advertising panels in Sydney are near a... by caf on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @07:46PM (#34156030)

Note that "BBQ" in Australian usually means a flat grill, not what I am told it means in American.

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