Are these free? The cost of collecting money certainly not worth it, electronic systems to collect money probably not worth it, but there is the risk of going over the 52 calls / year if it's free.
It’s almost certainly worth it for Telstra to continue to hold onto control of that small piece of Real estate for signage and branding and wifi points , Telstra charges a premium over other phone companies because of the perception their network has significantly better coverage
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Are these free? The cost of collecting money certainly not worth it, electronic systems to collect money probably not worth it, but there is the risk of going over the 52 calls / year if it's free.