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New mobile? Throw it out, Telstra says
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By Denis Gregory
November 20, 2005
TELSTRA’S 8.4 million mobile phone users will need to buy a new handset when the company switches to its proposed new- generation technology, beginning next year.
As part of a major restructure announced last week by Telstra boss Sol Trujillo, Telstra plans to close its present three networks, GSM, or digital, CDMA and the newly launched 3G, and replace them nationally with one system.
Telstra spokesman Rod Bruem said the existing phones, some costing as much as $1000, would not work on the new network and all Telstra customers would need to upgrade.
“We will probably offer deals to our customers to change over and could include the new handsets as part of contr
