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Fijians will now be able to make calls for free from any Telecom Fiji payphones, to any emergency line and Telecom landlines.

This is the latest in a series of initiatives by Telecom aimed at helping the greater community.

Chief executive, Charles Goundar says the new measure will be a handy service for Fijians during these uncertain times.

Goundar says this is a significant initiative which will benefit those in emergency situations.

He adds in the past 18months there was a total of 25,000 minutes’ worth of calls through payphones, showing they continue to be commonly used in emergencies.