Telstra payphones to become Wi-Fi hotspots

By David Ramli
Updated October 1 2014 - 11:13am, first published 10:57am
A new life: The 1000 sites to be launched on Tuesday include Sydney's Bondi Beach, Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall, Brisbane's Queen Street Mall and Perth's central business district. Photo: Louise Kennerley
A new life: The 1000 sites to be launched on Tuesday include Sydney's Bondi Beach, Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall, Brisbane's Queen Street Mall and Perth's central business district. Photo: Louise Kennerley
A new life: The 1000 sites to be launched on Tuesday include Sydney's Bondi Beach, Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall, Brisbane's Queen Street Mall and Perth's central business district. Photo: Louise Kennerley
A new life: The 1000 sites to be launched on Tuesday include Sydney's Bondi Beach, Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall, Brisbane's Queen Street Mall and Perth's central business district. Photo: Louise Kennerley
A new life: The 1000 sites to be launched on Tuesday include Sydney's Bondi Beach, Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall, Brisbane's Queen Street Mall and Perth's central business district. Photo: Louise Kennerley
A new life: The 1000 sites to be launched on Tuesday include Sydney's Bondi Beach, Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall, Brisbane's Queen Street Mall and Perth's central business district. Photo: Louise Kennerley
A new life: The 1000 sites to be launched on Tuesday include Sydney's Bondi Beach, Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall, Brisbane's Queen Street Mall and Perth's central business district. Photo: Louise Kennerley
A new life: The 1000 sites to be launched on Tuesday include Sydney's Bondi Beach, Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall, Brisbane's Queen Street Mall and Perth's central business district. Photo: Louise Kennerley

Telstra will roll out 500,000 Wi-Fi hotspots around Australia by mid-2015 by converting shops, customers and part of its ageing payphone network to include wireless broadband connections.