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Telstra Corp. (TLS.AU) said Tuesday that it has agreed to pay 1.3 billion Australian dollars (US$1.33 billion) to access new mobile spectrum offered by the Australian government, as it seeks to meet rapidly growing demand for enhanced data services o

Telstra Corp. (TLS.AU) said Tuesday that it has agreed to pay 1.3 billion Australian dollars (US$1.33 billion) to access new mobile spectrum offered by the Australian government, as it seeks to meet rapidly growing demand for enhanced data services o

(Updates to close) SYDNEY, May 1 (Reuters) - Australian shares slipped 0.5 percent on Wednesday as disappointing Chinese manufacturing data and weak metal prices weighed on miners, but trading was...

(Updates to close) SYDNEY, May 1 (Reuters) - Australian shares slipped 0.5 percent on Wednesday as disappointing Chinese manufacturing data and weak metal prices weighed on miners, but trading was...

(Updates to close) SYDNEY, May 1 (Reuters) - Australian shares slipped 0.5 percent on Wednesday as disappointing Chinese manufacturing data and weak metal prices weighed on miners, but trading was subdued with many investors on the sidelines ahead of

CANBERRA, April 18 (Reuters) - Telecommunications company Telstra has secured a A$1.1 billion ($1.1 billion), six-year contract to overhaul communications for Australia's Defence Department, improving links between terrestrial, satellite and tactical

CANBERRA, April 18 (Reuters) - Telecommunications company Telstra has secured a A$1.1 billion ($1.1 billion), six-year contract to overhaul communications for Australia's Defence Department, improving links between terrestrial, satellite and tactical

SYDNEY, April 17 (Reuters) - Australian shares rebounded 1.1 percent on Wednesday, with the mood bolstered by recovering risk appetite and data from the United States that reinforced expectations the...

SYDNEY, April 17 (Reuters) - Australian shares rebounded 1.1percent on Wednesday, with the mood bolstered by recovering riskappetite and data from the United States that reinforcedexpectations the Federal Reserve will keep its stimulus plan inplace.

SYDNEY, April 17 (Reuters) - Australian shares rebounded 1.1 percent on Wednesday, with the mood bolstered by recovering risk appetite and data from the United States that reinforced expectations the...

SYDNEY, April 17 (Reuters) - Australian shares rebounded 1.1 percent on Wednesday, with the mood bolstered by recovering risk appetite and data from the United States that reinforced expectations the...

SYDNEY, April 17 (Reuters) - Australian shares rebounded 1.1 percent on Wednesday, with the mood bolstered by recovering risk appetite and data from the United States that reinforced expectations the...

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) SYDNEY, April 16 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings says that the Australian Coalition party's alternative scaled-back proposal for Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) is largely neutral to Tels

(The following statement was released by the rating agency)SYDNEY, March 06 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmedAustralia-based Telstra Corporation Limited's (Telstra) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating(IDR) and its senior unsecured rating at 'A'. The Out

Lead Manager(s) BNP paribas, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan & Lloyds

STOCKHOLM, Feb 25 (Reuters) - ERICSSON : * Ericsson and Telstra partner to enhance and expand LTEinnovation * Says Telstra and Ericsson agree to extend strategicpartnership to deliver world-class LTE experience for Telstrausers and expand Telstra's L

SYDNEY, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Australia's biggest telephonecompany, Telstra Corp Ltd, said it will cut around 650jobs at its directory services unit Sensis as part of arestructuring away from its traditional print-based model to adigital media business.

WELLINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Telecom New Zealand,Vodafone and Australia's Telstra plan to builda $60 million submarine cable linking New Zealand with Australiaand strengthening its Internet connectivity with Asia, Telecomsaid on Tuesday.

Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd. (TEL.NZ), Telstra Corp. (TLS.AU) and Vodafone Group PLC's (VOD.LN) local unit said Tuesday they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to invest in the construction of a new submarine telecommunication

WELLINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Telecom New Zealand,Vodafone and Australia's Telstra will build a$60 million new submarine cable linking the country withAustralia, Telecom said on Tuesday.

SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Australian shares edged up 0.4percent early on Monday morning, with mining majors gaining onhopes that top customer China will start buying after the LunarNew Year...

2229 GMT [Dow Jones] Australia's S&P/ASX 200 may follow slightly bearish offshore leads as CBA (CBA.AU) and Telstra (TLS.AU) trade ex-dividend--the two dividends have a combined value of 17 index points, or 0.3%.

SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Australian shares are seenstarting with a flat tone on Monday as blue chips CommonwealthBank of Australia and Telstra Corp Ltd tradeex-dividend, while miners are likely...

Telstra (OTC: TLSYY) reported an 8.8% rise in its first-half net profit. Telstra's net profit for the period surged to 1.6 billion Australian dollars (US$1.65 billion), from A$1.47 billion, in the year-ago period. However, analysts were expecting a p

MELBOURNE, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.3percent on Thursday, bolstered byindex heavyweights NationalAustralia Bank and Telstra Corp, which reported higher earnings.Economic...

MELBOURNE, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.3percent on Thursday, bolstered byindex heavyweights NationalAustralia Bank and Telstra Corp, which reported higher earnings.The...

MELBOURNE, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.2percent on Thursday, bolstered bytop miners after iron oreprices rose and by index heavyweights National Australia Bankand Telstra Corp,...

MELBOURNE, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Australian shares firmed 0.1percent on Thursday, bolstered by the top miners after iron oreprices rose and by National Australia Bank and Telstra Corp, twoof the...

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares inched higher in early trading, with the S&P/ASX 200 indexup 0.1% at 4,923.70. Supporting the index, National Australia Bank Ltd.advanced 1% after reporting a 4% increase in quarterly cash earnings, while tel

SYDNEY, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Telstra Corp, Australia'slargest phone company, posted an 8.8 percent rise in first-halfnet profit as it attracted new customers to its mobile business.

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares advanced on Thursday, with the S&P/ASX 200 indexup 0.2% at 4,716.00 in early trading. Telecom giant Telstra Corp. extended January gains to 3.1% with an 0.7% advance on Thursday, while Alumina Ltd.climbed ano

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks advanced on Thursday, building on highs not seen since July 2011. The S&P/ASX 200 indexedged up 0.1% to 4621.50, with most sectors trading higher. Telecoms were among the stronger performers, with Telstra Cor

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares dipped in early trading on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 indexdown 0.1% at 4,579.10. Loss for telecoms and healthcare firms weighed down the index, with CSL Ltd.down 1.4% and Telstra Corp. down 0.5%. On the pl

WELLINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - British mobile phone operatorVodafone Ltd received the green light on Tuesday for theNZ$840 million ($688 million) takeover of Australian telecomoperator Telstra's struggling New Zealand operations,heating up competitio

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares advanced tentatively in early trading, with the S&P/ASX 200 indexup 0.1% at 4,508.80. Telecoms were among the strongest performers in early trading, with widely held Telstra Ltd. up 0.5%. On the downside, Aus

KDDI, a Japanese carrier, said that it had already run out of the new phone. In Australia, Telstra reported that online preorders sold out in a record 18 hours.

4G technology gives telco a big advantage over its rivals.

Australian telecommunications company Telstra Corp. (TLS.AU) has planned a series of European investor meetings ahead of a potential bond, one of the banks organizing the meetings said Tuesday.

Telstra Corp. (TLS.AU) said Tuesday it intends to close two customer-service call centers and consolidate other services that will affect a total of 651 Telstra and agency jobs.

MELBOURNE, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Telstra Corp Ltd,Australia's largest phone company, said it plans to cut about422 jobs at customer service and call centre operations, sayingthe cuts were forced by a 20 percent fall in call centrevolumes.

A three-horse race for dominance of Australia's mobile-phone sector is looking decidedly one-sided lately, with telecoms giant Telstra pushing ahead while rival Optus and Vodafone fall behind. but the race is far from won.

Telstra's mobile growth continues.

Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications company by market value, reported a 5.4% rise in annual profit as spending on its mobile network paid off by boosting cellphone customer numbers.

Telstra Corp. (TLS.AU), Australia's largest telecoms company by market value, Thursday reported a 5.4% rise in annual profit as spending on its mobile network paid off by boosting cellphone customer numbers.

Telstra, Australia's biggest phone company, posted a larger-than-expected 5 percent fall in second-half profit as declines in its traditional fixed-line business outweighed growth in fixed retail broadband and mobile revenue.

* Company sees single digit revenue, EBITDA growth in 2013