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An old bakelite ash tray showing an example of a single digit phone number used in the early days of telecommunication. On 12 July 1906 the first Australian wireless overseas messages were sent between Point Lonsdale, Victoria and Devonport, Tasmania. [3] Australia and New Zealand ratified the 1906 Berlin Radio-telegraph Convention in 1907.
Canadian (and other North American Numbering Plan) telephone numbers are usually written as (NPA) NXX-XXXX. For example, 250 555 0199, a fictional number, could be written as (250) 555-0199, 250-555-0199, 250-5550199, or 250/555-0199. The Government of Canada's Translation Bureau recommends using hyphens between groups; e.g. 250-555-0199. [4]
In March 2014, Telstra sold 70% of the Sensis business to American private equity firm Platinum Equity for $454 million. As a part of the deal Sensis would continue producing and distributing the White Pages directory as required under Telstra's carrier licence. The sale saw Sensis depart Telstra management and begin to operate as a separate ...
In early 2011, Telstra successfully extended its market share lead by discounting its mobile phone products. [ 229 ] By 2020, Telstra's revenue was $26.2 billion, [ 230 ] Optus' was $9.0 billion, [ 231 ] and TPG Telecom's was $4.4 billion.
01 Alternative phone services 014 Satellite phones; 0163 Pager numbers; 0198 Data numbers (e.g. 0198 308 888 is the dial-up PoP number for Telstra) 02 Geographic: Central East region (NSW, ACT, small parts of Victoria) 03 Geographic: South-east region (VIC, TAS) 04 Digital Mobile services (3G, 4G, 5G and GSM) 0550 Location Independent ...
To dial these numbers from overseas, one omitted the leading zero. In the case of numbers in the 00 range, only the first zero was omitted: Hobart was +61 02 xx xxxx – this was a potential cause of confusion with the Sydney area code (+61 2 xxx xxxx or +61 2 xx xxxx). The 007 range was used for satellite phones and "0G" mobile phones. [2]
In 2008 management of the Trading Post was transferred to Telstra. In 2009 the printed Trading Post was shut down. Sensis is responsible for Telstra's telephone directory assistance call centers – including 1223 ("Telstra Directory Assistance"), 12456 ("Call Connect"), 1225 ("International Directories") and 1234 ("1234" information service).
An unpublished number is also excluded from directory assistance services, such as 411. Landline telephone companies often charge a monthly fee for this service. As cellular phones become more popular, there have been plans to release cell phone numbers into public 411 and reverse number directories via a separate Wireless telephone directory ...