The USO is funded through an industry levy administered by theAustralian Communications and Media Authority. This means registered carriers with revenues over A$25 million per year contribute to the levy, including Telstra. The face of the new Aussie payphone In ablog postlast March, a Telstra employee said the new ' smart payphones ' provided emergency alerts, multilingual services, and content services including public transport information, city maps, weather, tourist advice, and information on cultural attractions. The booths are 2.64m tall, 1.09m wide, and are fitted with 75-inch LCD screens on one side. In 2016, 40 payphones were approved by City of Melbourne planners and installed over the following year, marking the start of Telstra's plans for a nationwide rollout. Telstra's submission to the city claimed the booths were 'low-impact' infrastructure and therefore planning approval was not required, in accordance with theTelecommunications Act 1997 (Cth).