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Update to Telstra assistance package for Queensland customers affected by floodwaters and storms
Telstra is offering an assistance package for its residential and small business customers across Queensland* who have been evacuated from their homes or whose phone services have been affected by the recent storms and flooding.
Under Telstra’s assistance package, Telstra offers customers who report a temporary loss of their Telstra service due to natural disaster:
- Free call diversion from their fixed service to a fixed or mobile service of their choice;
- For Telstra customers who have diverted their fixed line phone to their Telstra mobile, mobile calls charged at home line rates as per their selected HomeLine plan for local and STD calls (limited to one designated Telstra mobile per affected household or business);
The package also includes:
- Cancellation of a Telstra fixed phone service at existing premises or business with free number re-direction for three months and number reservation to be provided up to 12 months
- Free connection of a Telstra fixed phone service at one residence or business within a twelve-month period beginning from the date of the disaster
- Cancellation of a BigPond® service at existing premises or business with free email address reservation to be provided for three months
- Free reconnection of a BigPond® service at one residence or business within a twelve-month period beginning from the date of the disaster
- Telstra mobile customers who do not have a fixed line will receive a one off credit to the value of $50.00, limited to one mobile phone per household or business
- Telstra Corporate Affairs Manager for Queensland, Ms Elouise Campion said Telstra technicians continue to work to fully recover all communications services impacted by the flooding.
“We are working hard to restore services to flood affected areas of the state and have over 100 technicians mobilised from across Australia to assist. Some areas are still unsafe to access but we are monitoring and will restore them as soon as possible.
“One of the biggest issues we’re facing is the damage caused by flood water. In some cases we simply cannot gain access to sites to repair damage and will have to wait for flood waters to recede so we can safely access some parts of the network
Ms Campion encouraged customers to call Telstra on 13 22 03 to report a fault and register for the assistance package if their phone service had been affected by the floods and the storms.
“We are experiencing an increase in the number of customers who have problems with their fixed phone line because of the flooding and while we are maximising the use of people in our call centres, there may be some delays when calling to report a fault.
“We ask our customers to be patient during this time, and assure them we are doing everything we can to get them back online as quickly as possible,” she said.
*Wide Bay: Bundaberg, Munduberra, Electra, Maryborough and Gympie.
Central Queensland: Biloela, Cracow, Emerald, Moura, Rockhampton, Taroom, Theodore and Wowan
Southern Queensland: Allora, Alpha, Boonah, Chinchilla, Condamine, Dalby, Jericho, Killarney, Surat, St George, Warra, Warwick, Woodbine, Mount Sylvia, Tent Hill, Mount Whitestone, Grantham, Withcott, Murphys Creek, Gatton, Helidon, Toogoolawah, Toowoomba, Esk, Oakey, Bundamba, Brassall, Goodna, Ipswich, Mount Crosby, Redbank Plains
Sunshine Coast: Caboolture, Morayfield, Upper Caboolture
Brisbane: Flood affected suburbs including: Albion, Ascot, Brookfield, Bulimba, Charlotte, Chapel Hill, Coorparoo, Darra, Edison, Jamboree Heights, Lutwyche, Moggill, New Farm, Paddington, Pinkenba, Roma St, South Brisbane, Sherwood, Salisbury, Sunnybank, Tingalpa, Toowong, Valley, Wacol, Woolloongabba, Wynnum, Yeronga
Reference Number: 455A/2010
