Telstra has written off volunteer firefighters' mobile phone bills for December and January to provide free telecommunications services to help ease the burden facing those battling bushfires in 2020
Telstra has written off volunteer firefighters' mobile phone bills for December and January to provide free telecommunications services to help ease the burden facing those battling bushfires in 2020.
Telstra boss Andy Penn hoped the free mobile services for December and January would help ease the burden for those fighting the fires.Telstra chief executive Andy Penn said in a statement there were special packages available to customers during emergencies and the new initiative was available on top of this assistance.
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