NSW: SMS messaging to soar over Christmas

AAP General News (Australia)
12-22-2001
NSW: SMS messaging to soar over Christmas
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Mobile phone users are expected to rack up huge bills over the festive season, with
telcos predicting millions of text messages will be sent on Christmas Day alone.

Australia's largest telco Telstra expects more than three million SMS messages will
be transmitted through its mobile network alone on December the 25th.

That's a huge rise from just 20,000 sent three years ago.

Youngsters stuck at home with family are expected to be the biggest users, sending
messages to their friends.

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