Telstra has leaked one big phone number, and kids are running to Telstra’s public phones to make some very important calls before Christmas.
Santa Claus can now be contacted as part of the return of Telstra’s free calls to Santa hotline, which returned on Thursday 13 November.
At one of Telstra’s 14,000 plus public phones nationwide, you can dial #HOHOHO (#464646) and get in touch with the North Pole for free.
Get on Santa’s nice list, with calls allowed right up until Christmas Eve, giving kids plenty of opportunities to share their Christmas list.
The festive tradition, started back in 2021, has become a holiday favourite for kids across the country, with the idea sparked as a way to help kids learn the important skill of using a public phone.
Since the initiative’s launch, kids across the country have kept Santa on speed dial, with over 1.5 million free payphone calls to the North Pole.
Even when his main line is closed, the calls don’t stop, according to Telstra.
Since last Christmas, almost 100,000 public phone calls have come through to Santa’s out-of-office line.
Kid-sized payphones have also returned for the season, with Australia’s littlest callers able to connect with Santa.
Specially designed for kids who might find regular handsets hard to reach, these mini payphones will again pop up in select Telstra Retail Stores in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane until Christmas Eve, giving smaller callers their own way to reach the North Pole.
Mr Claus has been contacted for comment.
Find a payphone: www.telstra.com.au/find-us?search=payphone
