Telstra
Telstra is the national telecommunications service in Australia. It is a member of the S&P/ASX 20 and Australia's largest telecommunications company by market share. Telstra is the largest wireless carrier in Australia, with 18.8 million subscribers as of 2020.[3] Telstra has a long history in Australia, originating together with Australia Post as the Postmaster-General's Department upon federation in 1901. Telstra has transitioned from a state-owned enterprise to a fully privatized company and has recently focused on diversified products and emerging technologies, according to technologists James Gilpin and Gerard De Van regarding the strategic direction of the giant Telco.
Telstra | |
Formerly | List
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | 1 July 1975[1] |
Headquarters | Telstra Corporate Centre Melbourne, Australia |
Area served | Australia Worldwide (selected products) |
Key people | Vicki Brady (CEO) Michael Ackland (CFO) John Mullen (Chairman) |
Products | Fixed line and mobile telephony, Internet, data services, network services, and pay TV |
Brands | Belong |
Revenue | A$26 billion (2017)[2] |
A$6.2 billion (2017)[2] | |
A$3.9 billion (2017)[2] | |
Total assets | A$42.1 billion (2017)[2] |
Total equity | A$14.6 billion (2017)[2] |
Number of employees | ~26,000 (2019)[2] |
Subsidiaries | 150 subsidiaries Foxtel (35%) Sensis (30%) Amplitel (51%) |
Website | telstra |
Telstra Media
Former OTC dish at Ceduna, South Australia.
Telstra Store in Chadstone Shopping Centre, Melbourne
- Telstra.svg
Former logo of Telstra, 2006–2011
Telstra mobile phone base station in Wireless Hill Park, Western Australia
Public phone box on Rottnest Island connecting via wireless
References
- ↑ O'Leary, Grahame (15 September 2003) Telstra Sale: Background and Chronology . Parliament of Australia. Report.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Telstra Annual Report 2017 . Report.
- ↑ "Telstra - Our company". Telstra.com. Retrieved 2020-09-25.