Will Google Voice be a Telstra killer?

Tim Burrowes

March 12, 2009 7:51

Google is set to take on the telcos with the launch of Google Voice – a service that turns voicemails into email or SMS, allow a user to be contacted via a single number and provides cheap local and international telephony.

The company announced the initial stage of the rollout in the US today.

A spokesman for Google Australia told Mumbrella: “We do plan to make this service available internationally, but don’t have a specific time line for Australia.”

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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3 COMMENTS

Rowan Wilde 13 Mar 09

Not sure if it’ll be a telstra killer – it’s more of an innovation challenge.

If the major telco’s see it as a serious threat I think they’d end up innovating something similar or just making voicemail free wouldn’t they?

Cheers

Rowan

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