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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.
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]
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.
In 1994, the new alignment opened with the new Mackay railway station in the outer suburb of Paget. [6] [7] [8] St Patrick's College opened on 22 September 1929. [4] The State Conference of the Queensland Country Womens Association held in Mackay in 1954 at the Mackay Branch of the QCWA Rooms at 43 Gordon Street, Mackay.
In March 2018 M2 Group Founding MD and CEO Vaughan Bowen stepped away from the role of Non-Executive Chairman of the Vocus Board to increase Board independence, and former Telstra Chairman and founding CEO of Optus, Robert Mansfield AO was made chairman. [21] Michael Simmons became Interim CEO until the appointment of Kevin Russell on 28 May 2018.
The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869.
Triple M Mackay & The Whitsundays (ACMA callsign: 4RGM) is an Australian radio station in Queensland. Owned and operated as part of Southern Cross Austereo 's Triple M network, it broadcasts an adult contemporary format to Mackay, Queensland and the Whitsunday Islands .