For Australians - Telstra and free assistance NOT SO

[I'mPat]

Received the following in an email and thought I should pass it on


Tell all your family/ friends/ business acquaintances - in fact tell everybody about this!
For all Australian respondents..
Telstra Phone book
For anyone contemplating using the Sensis directory service number, 1234, DON'T!
Sensis, as you may or may not know, is a subsidiary of Telstra.
The 1234 number is replacing the Telstra 12456 directory assistance number, but this time with outrageous costs attached: 40c to call the number, then 4c A SECOND!
By law, Telstra must provide a FREE directory assistance number.
They choose however not to pass this number on to the public
The free number is 1223
Thumbs down to Telstra for finding a way to 'charge', for a service that is supposed to be provided for free.
Of course, feel free to forward this on.


Ben Hardwick
Lawyer
Commercial Litigation Department
Slater & Gordon
GPO Box 4864VV
Melbourne, Vic, 3001

[**Jubes**]

hmmmm...... tricky.......

Good to know the free number Pat. I'll pass it on to my parents who are finding the print in our new phone books very difficult to read

-Julie

[I'mPat]

Oh Jubes know how they feel with the exceptions of the entries in bold print find it impossible to read even with glasses.



Pat