Payphone vandals get a wake up call

After being found guilty of damaging one of Telstra's payphones, you would
hardly expect the sentence to be a 'ride-on' with a Telstra communication
technician or writing a 1000 word essay on how the vandalism affected the
local community but that's what is happening as part of an innovative new
program aimed at reducing payphone vandalism.

To help young people found guilty of damaging Telstra payphones better
understand the consequences of their crime and reduce their risk of
re-offending, Telstra Corporate Security & Investigations (CSI) group,
together with Telstra CountryWide and Telstra Payphone Services, have worked
with law enforcement agencies and the courts to hold Juvenile Justice
Conferences around the country.

The conferences see offenders discuss the impact of their actions and allow
them to agree to an appropriate - although sometimes unusual - punishment.

The conferences help Telstra to educate offenders about the important
service payphones provide to the community and the costs incurred for
repairs. They also make it clear Telstra will not tolerate any malicious
activities, even those as simple as graffiti, directed at its payphones.

Nearly two thirds of Telstra operated payphones are vandalised at least once
per year and faults and repairs costs Telstra more than $35 million
annually.

CSI business team manager Claire Fulford said:

"The conferences provide Telstra with an opportunity to make the offenders
aware of the impact of their actions.

"We also put forward potential punishments such as requiring the offender
to provide an apology, commit to completing community service, pay monetary
compensation where appropriate, or spend some time with a Telstra
communication technician as they go about their work repairing and
maintaining payphones."

One juvenile offender completed a 'ride on' with a Telstra communication
technician that took the youth to 15 jobs, three of which were repairs for
vandalism.

Telstra Country Wide's Dean Coclonis said:

"This initiative has put a face to a community asset. It really has
allowed us to get across the fact that payphones are not only owned by
Telstra, they are valued by the community.

"The offending youngsters get a level of ownership for the damage they
have caused and in many cases they now understand that they have taken away
a community asset.

"It also allows them to realise how their actions reflect on the public
image of Telstra when customers see a Telstra payphone sitting in disrepair
or removed."

Both Telstra and the community have seen success through the outcomes of
this progressive law enforcement initiative. It is helping Telstra to
educate the offenders, deter them from re- offending as well as raise
awareness of the important work our people do in maintaining payphones for
the local community.

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Nice to see Telstra thinking outside the square. Keep vandalising payphones
and you'll wind up as a CT. Or worse. A field team leader. ;-)

"Flec" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Alan Parkington" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> After being found guilty of damaging one of Telstra's payphones, you
>> would hardly expect the sentence to be a 'ride-on' with a Telstra
>> communication technician or writing a 1000 word essay on how the
>> vandalism affected the local community but that's what is happening as
>> part of an innovative new program aimed at reducing payphone vandalism.
>>
>> To help young people found guilty of damaging Telstra payphones better
>> understand the consequences of their crime and reduce their risk of
>> re-offending, Telstra Corporate Security & Investigations (CSI) group,
>> together with Telstra CountryWide and Telstra Payphone Services, have
>> worked with law enforcement agencies and the courts to hold Juvenile
>> Justice Conferences around the country.
>>
>> The conferences see offenders discuss the impact of their actions and
>> allow them to agree to an appropriate - although sometimes unusual -
>> punishment.
>>
>> The conferences help Telstra to educate offenders about the important
>> service payphones provide to the community and the costs incurred for
>> repairs. They also make it clear Telstra will not tolerate any malicious
>> activities, even those as simple as graffiti, directed at its payphones.
>>
>> Nearly two thirds of Telstra operated payphones are vandalised at least
>> once per year and faults and repairs costs Telstra more than $35 million
>> annually.
>>
>> CSI business team manager Claire Fulford said:
>>
>> "The conferences provide Telstra with an opportunity to make the
>> offenders aware of the impact of their actions.
>>
>> "We also put forward potential punishments such as requiring the
>> offender to provide an apology, commit to completing community service,
>> pay monetary compensation where appropriate, or spend some time with a
>> Telstra communication technician as they go about their work repairing
>> and maintaining payphones."
>>
>> One juvenile offender completed a 'ride on' with a Telstra communication
>> technician that took the youth to 15 jobs, three of which were repairs
>> for vandalism.
>>
>> Telstra Country Wide's Dean Coclonis said:
>>
>> "This initiative has put a face to a community asset. It really has
>> allowed us to get across the fact that payphones are not only owned by
>> Telstra, they are valued by the community.
>>
>> "The offending youngsters get a level of ownership for the damage they
>> have caused and in many cases they now understand that they have taken
>> away a community asset.
>>
>> "It also allows them to realise how their actions reflect on the public
>> image of Telstra when customers see a Telstra payphone sitting in
>> disrepair or removed."
>>
>> Both Telstra and the community have seen success through the outcomes of
>> this progressive law enforcement initiative. It is helping Telstra to
>> educate the offenders, deter them from re- offending as well as raise
>> awareness of the important work our people do in maintaining payphones
>> for the local community.
>>
>>
>
> Didn't know Tel$tra still have payphones after they ripped them all out of
> my community!
>

Telstra are a private company, they get to put-up with vandalism like the
rest of the business community.

"Alan Parkington" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> After being found guilty of damaging one of Telstra's payphones, you would
> hardly expect the sentence to be a 'ride-on' with a Telstra communication
> technician or writing a 1000 word essay on how the vandalism affected the
> local community but that's what is happening as part of an innovative new
> program aimed at reducing payphone vandalism.
>
> To help young people found guilty of damaging Telstra payphones better
> understand the consequences of their crime and reduce their risk of
> re-offending, Telstra Corporate Security & Investigations (CSI) group,
> together with Telstra CountryWide and Telstra Payphone Services, have
> worked with law enforcement agencies and the courts to hold Juvenile
> Justice Conferences around the country.
>
> The conferences see offenders discuss the impact of their actions and
> allow them to agree to an appropriate - although sometimes unusual -
> punishment.
>
> The conferences help Telstra to educate offenders about the important
> service payphones provide to the community and the costs incurred for
> repairs. They also make it clear Telstra will not tolerate any malicious
> activities, even those as simple as graffiti, directed at its payphones.
>
> Nearly two thirds of Telstra operated payphones are vandalised at least
> once per year and faults and repairs costs Telstra more than $35 million
> annually.
>
> CSI business team manager Claire Fulford said:
>
> "The conferences provide Telstra with an opportunity to make the
> offenders aware of the impact of their actions.
>
> "We also put forward potential punishments such as requiring the offender
> to provide an apology, commit to completing community service, pay
> monetary compensation where appropriate, or spend some time with a Telstra
> communication technician as they go about their work repairing and
> maintaining payphones."
>
> One juvenile offender completed a 'ride on' with a Telstra communication
> technician that took the youth to 15 jobs, three of which were repairs for
> vandalism.
>
> Telstra Country Wide's Dean Coclonis said:
>
> "This initiative has put a face to a community asset. It really has
> allowed us to get across the fact that payphones are not only owned by
> Telstra, they are valued by the community.
>
> "The offending youngsters get a level of ownership for the damage they
> have caused and in many cases they now understand that they have taken
> away a community asset.
>
> "It also allows them to realise how their actions reflect on the public
> image of Telstra when customers see a Telstra payphone sitting in
> disrepair or removed."
>
> Both Telstra and the community have seen success through the outcomes of
> this progressive law enforcement initiative. It is helping Telstra to
> educate the offenders, deter them from re- offending as well as raise
> awareness of the important work our people do in maintaining payphones for
> the local community.
>
>



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Wouldent the solution be to just remove the payphone?

Are payphones even used anymore?

I wouldn't have thought Telstra would make any profit off them.


~Dan

DaN wrote:
> Wouldent the solution be to just remove the payphone?

I think it is a Government requirement to maintain a certain amount of
Pay Phones.

> Are payphones even used anymore?

Maybe not as much now days, but I always see people using them.
Apparently they are useful for sending anonymous SMS messages.

> I wouldn't have thought Telstra would make any profit off them.

Who gives a **** about Tel$tra profits, they are required to provide a
service then tough luck. All of Tel$tra's profits are going to Sol and
his Mexican Arse Bandits anyway.


--
The views I present are that of my own and NOT of any organisation I may
belong to.

73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
<http://web.acma.gov.au/pls/radcom/client_search.client_lookup?pCLIENT_NO=157452>

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:44:05 +1100, Simon Templar wrote:

>> I wouldn't have thought Telstra would make any profit off them.
>
> Who gives a **** about Tel$tra profits,

Telstra's shareholders.

> The views I present are that of my own and NOT of any organisation I may
> belong to.

Do you, or do you not, belong to any organisation?

> 73 de Simon, VK3XEM.

What a wanker.

Simon Templar <[email protected]> wrote
> DaN wrote

>> Wouldent the solution be to just remove the payphone?

> I think it is a Government requirement to maintain a certain amount of Pay Phones.

Nope.

>> Are payphones even used anymore?

Corse they are.

> Maybe not as much now days, but I always see people using them.
> Apparently they are useful for sending anonymous SMS messages.

>> I wouldn't have thought Telstra would make any profit off them.

> Who gives a **** about Tel$tra profits, they are required to provide a service then tough luck.

> All of Tel$tra's profits are going to Sol and his Mexican Arse Bandits anyway.

Thanks for that completely superfluous proof that you have never ever had a ****ing clue.

Telstra actually pays out more in dividends than it makes in profits.

Rod Speed wrote:

> Telstra actually pays out more in dividends than it makes in
> profits.

We've got Sol by the short and curlies in that case. Under
section 254T of the Corporations Act 2001, "A dividend may only
be paid out of profits of the company."

http://law.ato.gov.au/atolaw/view.ht.../20010050/254T'

John

John Henderson <[email protected]> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote

>> Telstra actually pays out more in dividends than it makes in profits.

> We've got Sol by the short and curlies in that case.

Fraid not.

> Under section 254T of the Corporations Act 2001,
> "A dividend may only be paid out of profits of the company."

> http://law.ato.gov.au/atolaw/view.ht.../20010050/254T'

It isnt as black and white as that.

"DaN" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Wouldent the solution be to just remove the payphone?'

thats one of them

> Are payphones even used anymore?

Some are, some arent

> I wouldn't have thought Telstra would make any profit off them.

Some do, some dont

"Simon Templar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> DaN wrote:
>> Wouldent the solution be to just remove the payphone?
>
> I think it is a Government requirement to maintain a certain amount of Pay
> Phones.
>
>> Are payphones even used anymore?
>
> Maybe not as much now days, but I always see people using them. Apparently
> they are useful for sending anonymous SMS messages.
>
>> I wouldn't have thought Telstra would make any profit off them.
>
> Who gives a **** about Tel$tra profits, they are required to provide a
> service then tough luck. All of Tel$tra's profits are going to Sol and

Feel free to ask Optus to bid for the USO instead

"Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Simon Templar <[email protected]> wrote
>> DaN wrote
>
>>> Wouldent the solution be to just remove the payphone?
>
>> I think it is a Government requirement to maintain a certain amount of
>> Pay Phones.
>
> Nope.

The govt mandates a certain number of USO pay phones, therefore the
statement was correct

"Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Simon Templar <[email protected]> wrote
>> DaN wrote
>
>>> Wouldent the solution be to just remove the payphone?
>
>> I think it is a Government requirement to maintain a certain amount of
>> Pay Phones.
>
> Nope.

Hmmm. A little thing called universal service obligation.

>
>>> Are payphones even used anymore?
>
> Corse they are.
>
>> Maybe not as much now days, but I always see people using them.
>> Apparently they are useful for sending anonymous SMS messages.
>
>>> I wouldn't have thought Telstra would make any profit off them.
>
>> Who gives a **** about Tel$tra profits, they are required to provide a
>> service then tough luck.
>
>> All of Tel$tra's profits are going to Sol and his Mexican Arse Bandits
>> anyway.
>
> Thanks for that completely superfluous proof that you have never ever had
> a ****ing clue.
>
> Telstra actually pays out more in dividends than it makes in profits.
>

Michael <[email protected]> wrote
> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote
>> Simon Templar <[email protected]> wrote
>>> DaN wrote

>>>> Wouldent the solution be to just remove the payphone?

>>> I think it is a Government requirement to maintain a certain amount of Pay Phones.

>> Nope.

> The govt mandates a certain number of USO pay phones,

Nope.

> therefore the statement was correct

Nope.

Arrrgh! <[email protected]> wrote
> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote
>> Simon Templar <[email protected]> wrote
>>> DaN wrote

>>>> Wouldent the solution be to just remove the payphone?

>>> I think it is a Government requirement to maintain a certain amount of Pay Phones.

>> Nope.

> Hmmm. A little thing called universal service obligation.

Pity that doesnt do what he said.

>>>> Are payphones even used anymore?

>> Corse they are.

>>> Maybe not as much now days, but I always see people using them.
>>> Apparently they are useful for sending anonymous SMS messages.

>>>> I wouldn't have thought Telstra would make any profit off them.

>>> Who gives a **** about Tel$tra profits, they are required to provide a service then tough luck.

>>> All of Tel$tra's profits are going to Sol and his Mexican Arse Bandits anyway.

>> Thanks for that completely superfluous proof that you have never ever had a ****ing clue.

>> Telstra actually pays out more in dividends than it makes in profits.