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.
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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 |
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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
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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.