Telstra users send 16.2 mil text messages

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Telstra reports that its customers sent 16.2 mil text messages on 30-31 December 2003, some 2 mil more messages than in 2002. A total of 480 messages/sec were send between 0000-0100 hrs on 01 January 2004. Telstra users also sent more than 62k picture messages. Optus reports that its users sent 13.4 mil text messages over a 24-hour period from 1500 hrs on 31 December 2003. Optus users also made 81.6 mil mobile phone calls over the same period, while Telstra customers made 45.4 mil mobile calls over the two-day period.