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  Australian Telecommunications Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Australian Telecommunications Corporation was the result of a name change by the Australian Telecommunications Commission.
In 1992 it was merged with the Overseas Telecommunications Commission to form the short-lived Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation.
This article about a telecommunications corporation or company is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_Telecommunications_Corporation   (93 words)

  
 Telstra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In 1989 the ATC was reconstituted as the Australian Telecommunications Corporation.
In 1992 the Overseas Telecommunications Commission, a separate government body established in 1946, was merged with the Australian Telecommunications Corporation into the short-lived Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation (AOTC) which continued trading under the established identities of Telecom and OTC.
The Australian Greens, the Australian Democrats and key Senators Meg Lees and Len Harris hold similar positions to the ALP, which meant that until the 2004 elections any bill for full privatisation was guaranteed to fail in the Senate.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/T/Telstra.htm   (880 words)

  
 Australasian Telecommunications Profile: Competition
In 1987 Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited (Telecom NZ) was formed from the telecommunications arm of the NZ Post Office as a 'state owned enterprise' (ie a government business with a commercial focus).
The Australian Telecommunications Commission was restructured as the Australian Telecommunications Corporation, trading as Telecom Australia, in 1989.
In July 1997 the Australian telecommunications sector was opened for full competition with removal of restrictions on the number of licensed operators and anti-competition mechanisms (replaced by general competition law under the oversight of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission).
www.caslon.com.au /austelecomsprofile2.htm   (1802 words)

  
 John Quiggin - Journal Articles 1998 - Telecomm98
Australian policy was designed to ensure the survival of at least one competitor for Telstra and to encourage the emergence of as many others as possible.
In 1992, Telecom and OTC were merged to form the Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation, subsequently renamed Telstra, a corporation in which the government initially held all the shares.
Policy choices in telecommunications, such as the extent to which dominant enterprises should be broken up, often involve trade-offs between competition and the exploitation of economies of scale and scope.
www.uq.edu.au /economics/johnquiggin/JournalArticles98/Telecomm98.html   (7198 words)

  
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Pursuant to the Telecommunications Act 1991 ("1991 Act"), Optus was authorized to compete as a facilities-based carrier with Telstra in the Australian domestic and international sectors.
According to the Australian Government, the main objective of the new regime is to provide a regulatory framework that promotes the long- term interests of consumers, and promotes the efficiency and international competitiveness of Australia's telecommunications industry.
In addition, the legal openness of the Australian market is illustrated by the fact that a number of U.S. carriers, or their Australian affiliates, have entered the Australian market to resell international private lines interconnected to the PSN at both ends for the provision of switched services.
www.fcc.gov /ftp/Bureaus/International/Orders/1997/da972554.txt   (5374 words)

  
 NOTICES OF DECLARATION UNDER THE SAFETY, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Declares ACTEW Corporation Ltd to be a ‘Commonwealth authority’, on and from 1/7/95.
Declares Australian Foundation for Culture and the Humanities Ltd to be a ‘Commonwealth authority’, on and from 17/7/96.
Declares Sydney Airports Corporation Ltd to be a ‘Commonwealth authority’, on and from 1/7/98.
www.comcare.gov.au /publications/src/SRC-Act-Notices.html   (2565 words)

  
 McElhinney_html   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Broadly price-based systems were introduced as part of wider reforms to the administration of telecommunications and broadcasting sectors and ended the colloquially named 'beauty-contest' approaches whereby regulators largely invited interested parties to apply for licences and subsequently assessed applications against selection criteria.
With liberalisation of access to broadcast and telecommunications markets in the 1990s, administrative practices applied to spectrum allocation and licences came under increasing scrutiny and faced legal challenge in courts and tribunals from unsuccessful applicants or those unhappy with conditions.
The expenditure on telecommunications infrastructure resulting from the 'social bonus' generated from the partial sale of Telstra can also be reasonably expected to impact on the cost of providing some USO services in regional and remote areas.
www.dcita.gov.au /crf/paper99/mcelhin.html   (9955 words)

  
 WESpaper.html
Liberalising Telecommunications: The Context of Organisational Restructuring in BT and Telstra
A study, which shows how telecommunications unions have influenced the very changes that have threatened their survival (or, according to Fairbrother, (1994) the changes that have given opportunities for renewal) in the British and Australian telecommunications industries is lacking.
Interview material was supplemented by detailed analysis of documents obtained from various British and Australian telecommunications unions (including those representing non-managerial employees), publications and documents from Connect, APESMA, BT and Telstra, observations of union meetings, attendance of union conferences and newspaper articles.
homepage.ntlworld.com /finallyaconnection/wespaper.html   (9190 words)

  
 Telstra Sale: Background and Chronology
The argument that telecommunications was a natural monopoly and needed to be retained in public ownership attracted increasing academic criticism.
Australians generally have adequate access to a range of high quality, basic and advanced telecommunications services comparable to the leading information economies of the world.
It made a number of recommendations to improve areas where telecommunications services still needed improvement and as to how arrangements could be put in place to provide a greater level of certainty as to the future proofing of ongoing benefits to regional, rural and remote communities.
www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/chron/2003-04/04chr03.htm   (9543 words)

  
 DCITA - Telstra shareholder - History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The PMG continued to provide domestic telecommunications services until 1975 when the telecommunications and postal functions were separated and the Australian Telecommunications Commission (Telecom) was created.
Telecom became the Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation on 1 February 1992 following the merger of the domestic and international telecommunications carriers (Telecom Australia and OTC Limited).
This is an update of a 1997 publication that outlines the liberalisation of the Australian telecommunications sector.
www.dcita.gov.au /tel/telstra_shareholder_role/telstra_shareholder_-_history   (360 words)

  
 tedicore
TEDICORE (Telecommunications and Disability Consumer Representation) is administered by Blind Citizens Australia and is supported by the Commonwealth through the "Grants to Fund Telecommunications Consumer Representations" program of the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
The Australian Telecommunications Industry Association has indicated support for the seminars and it is hoped that further seminars will be offered later in the year.
The Internet Industry Association together with the Australian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association and the Information Industry Association have recognised the importance of web accessibility and are developing strategies for alerting their members to ensure that Australian web sites are designed with accessibility in mind.
www.hreoc.gov.au /disability_rights/inquiries/ecom_subs/tedicore.htm   (1655 words)

  
 Telstra Sale
Telecommunications was separated from postal functions in 1975 through the establishment of two separate statutory authorities under this Actthe Australian Postal Commission and the Australian Telecommunications Commission (Telecom
Australian institutions are reported to have bid between $3.30 and $3.40 a share after the Government increased the indicative range to $3.40.
The inquiry research indicates that Australians who live in metropolitan and regional centres enjoy good telecommunication services and are generally satisfied with them.
www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/online/TelstraSale.htm   (4189 words)

  
 Impressions from Australia - The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
In this case, 15,000 Australians volunteered, with most using vacation days and paying their own expenses to be part of the experience.
Australians seemed eager to continue their exuberant celebration begun during the Olympics throughout the entire Paralympic Games.
Telstra, the Australian telecommunications corporation, made a last-minute decision to tape the wheelchair rugby final between the USA and Australia for rebroadcast.
www.palaestra.com /sydneyparalympics2.html   (1779 words)

  
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As Australia’s leading telecommunications and information services company, Telstra is proud of being at the forefront of sustainable environmental practices in the telecommunications industry.
The Australian Telecommunications Commission, trading as Telecom Australia, was created as a separate entity in July 1975 following the break up of the PMG.
Current Profile Telstra is Australia ’s leading telecommunications and information services company as well as one of Australia’s largest corporations with one of the best known brands in the country.
www.packcoun.com.au /ap_telstra.doc   (3478 words)

  
 EFA Statement of Facts and Contentions - AAT Q2000/979
In the case of Re Harris v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1983) 50 ALR 551, a "substantial" adverse effect was held to be a serious or significant one.
Disclosure of identifying information in a timely manner would enable responsible adults to check the fitness for purpose of an approved filter prior to relying on it as a mechanism for protecting children from content found to be potentially prohibited by the ABA and at appropriate intervals thereafter.
The BSA provides that the ABA is only required to act on complaints lodged by Australian residents, yet according to the subject T document, the ABA acted on a complaint lodged by a non-Australian resident.
www.efa.org.au /FOI/aat0101-fcstatem.html   (7169 words)

  
 Telstra Exposed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, The Fast Track Arbitration Procedure and Telstra Corporation Limited Vs Cape Bridgewater Holiday Camp (Alan Smith).
Paul Rizzo engaged in conduct in violation of the FOI Act.
In the case of Liberty USA Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation a Federal Court Judge (Justice North) said...
www.telstraexposed.com /hot_topics/tf200.asp   (289 words)

  
 Brown v State of Western Australia [2001] FCA 1462 (19 October 2001), Federal Court of Australia - Agreements Database ...
As with the majority of consent determinations, the orders were made in respect of land which was either unallocated crown land, reserved land or land already held by, or for the benefit of, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People.
The native title applicants are deemed to be members of the Ngaanyatjarra Land Council and consequently the leases are the applicants exercise full authority pursuant to the terms of the leases over the whole claim area.
Other interests in the land include those of Telstra Corporation Limited, which includes facilities installed in the claim area created pursuant to the Post and Telegraph Act 1901, the Telecommunications Act 1975, the Australian Telecommunication Corporation Act 1989 and the Telecommunications Act 1991 and the Telecommunications Act 1997.
www.atns.net.au /biogs/A000008b.htm   (1035 words)

  
 Telstra - About Telstra - Corporate Information - Telstra's History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
We were incorporated as an Australian public limited liability company in November 1991.
Following the opening of Australia's telecommunications markets to full competition in July 1997, we underwent a partial privatisation in November 1997 under which the Commonwealth sold approximately 33.3% of our issued shares to the public.
The shares sold by the Commonwealth were also listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, the New Zealand Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange on 18 October 1999.
www.telstra.com.au /abouttelstra/corp/history.cfm   (290 words)

  
 Australian Telecommunications Corporation - Australian Science at Work Corporate entry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In 1989 the Australian Telecommunication Commission altered its name to become the Australian Telecommunications Corporation.
The Corporation continued to trade under the name of Telecom Australia.
In 1992 the Corporation was merged with the Overseas Telecommunications Commission to form the Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Authority.
www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au /asaw/biogs/A001313b.htm   (127 words)

  
 Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation - Australian Science at Work Corporate entry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation was established in 1992 after a merger took place between the Overseas Telecommunications Commission and the Australian Telecommunications Corporation.
The Corporation continued to be known as Telecom Australia.
In 1993 the Corporation changed its name, becoming the Telstra Corporation Limited.
www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au /asaw/biogs/A001314b.htm   (140 words)

  
 Information Commissioner of Qld - Decision No. 99008   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
(b) the word "person" appearing in conjunction with the phrase "personal affairs" refers only to natural persons, not to corporations, and that corporations are not capable of having personal affairs for the purposes of the FOI Act.
This is self-evident from the fact that they were the addresses given for contact in respect of dealings relating to an aspect of the conduct of their business affairs, namely, their respective applications for government financial assistance to subsidise the construction of an asset for use in their respective businesses of primary production.
However, while I am satisfied that each address in issue comprises information concerning the business affairs of the respective applicants for access, there are several instances where I consider that disclosure of an address, in conjunction with its adjoining name, would incidentally disclose information which concerns the personal affairs of an identifiable individual.
www.infocomm.qld.gov.au /indexed/decisions/html/99008.htm   (4748 words)

  
 Ngalpil v State of Western Australia [2001] FCA 1140 (20 August 2001), Federal Court of Australia - Agreements Database ...
The Tjurabalan People were granted the right to posses, occupy, use and enjoy the land and waters to the exclusion of all others, except those whose rights and interests were recognised in the consent determination.
Telstra Corporation Limited also has interests in the land, which include facilities installed in the claim area and interests pursuant to the Post and Telegraph Act 1901, the Telecommunications Act 1975, the Australian Telecommunications Corporation Act 1989 and the Telecommunication Act 1991 and the Telecommunication Act 1997.
In addition the rights and interests of the Telstra Corporation Limited are protected by a Deed of Agreement with the representatives of the native title holders.
www.atns.net.au /biogs/A000013b.htm   (1326 words)

  
 AT&T News Release, 1993-03-31, Service begins on fiber system connecting U.S. with New Zealand
MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- AT&T activated service today on the first undersea fiber-optic telecommunications system between the United States and New Zealand, the latest leg in a web that by 1995 will ring the Pacific Ocean with fiber optic cables.
AT&T is the second largest investor of PacRimEast, bringing its investment in 26 Pacific Ocean cable systems to more than US$ 1.3 billion--largest of any investor in the Pacific.
The PacRimEast system's largest investor is the Australian Overseas Telecommunications Corporation Limited.
www.att.com /news/0393/930331.cia.html   (417 words)

  
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(2) Prepare and review, in line with Telecom Australia's corporate objectives and policies, media strategies and implementation plans and measurement techniques to assess their effectiveness.
Publicity photographer (Telecom) (ii) (1) Plan and supply high quality photography for corporate publications and productions, and major promotion and publicity activities.
Senior media relations officer (iii) In addition to requirements for a Media Relations Officer: (1) Proven abilities to establish, maintain and further develop beneficial relationships with senior executives of Australia's most influential media, and media which reach the larger segments of Telecom's audiences.
www.airc.gov.au /awardsandorders/J9051.doc   (879 words)

  
 ABC News Online - Home
The 25-year-old Melbourne man is scheduled to be executed in Singapore next week, after being found with nearly 400 grams of heroin; family members have begun visiting him in Changi Prison.
David Hicks, the Australian detainee held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, has launched a legal bid to challenge a decision not to grant him British citizenship.
Latest news and current affairs on the Australian political landscape.
www.abc.net.au /news   (394 words)

  
 Lucent to Acquire Australian Telco
The Australian subsidiary of Lucent Technologies has announced it will make an offer to acquire Australian telecommunications company JNA for AUS$114 million.
JNA is a Sydney-based telecommunications manufacturer, reseller and systems integrator with extensive design and development capabilities.
According to Lucent, the acquisition would effectively double the company's design and development and sales and service capabilities in the Australian telecommunications market.
www.internetnews.com /bus-news/print.php/3_37101   (270 words)

  
 PRIVATE LAW vs PUBLIC LAW:ISSUES IN GOVERNMENT LIABILITY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Electricity Corporation of New Zealand was a state enterprise under the New Zealand State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 and was responsible for generating and distributing electricity throughout New Zealand to local electrical supply authorities.
In mid-1992, British Telecom told the Director General of Telecommunications that the parties were discussing a new negotiated agreement and referred to the Director under a clause of the agreement a question as to the amounts to be charged for connection and the conveyance of calls.
In one of the most significant Australian common law decisions of recent times, the Court held that the sending of the letter and the practice of the Building Industry Task Force was not pursuant to any statutory power and was undertaken in the exercise of the State's prerogative power.
www.wentworthchambers.com.au /marobinson/priv.htm   (14067 words)

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