Telecom Australia
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Trade name
A trade name, also known as a trading name or a business name, is the name which a business trades under for commercial purposes, although its registered, legal name, used for contracts and other formal situations, may be another....
of the:
- Australian Telecommunications Commission (1975 - 1989)
- Australian Telecommunications Corporation (1989 - 1992)
- Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation (1992 - 1993)
The AOTC's official name was changed to Telstra
Telstra
Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services....
in April 1993. It adopted the Telstra identity as its trading name overseas, but preserved the Telecom Australia name domestically (with a redesigned logo) until 1 July 1995, where it adopted the Telstra
Telstra
Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services....
branding domestically as well.
Phone card art
Telecom's phone cards featured artwork of landmarks in Australia, Aboriginal art and events in Australia. All cards had these paintings except the $2.00 cards which had photographs.Sports
Telecom Australia was the main sponsor of Rally AustraliaRally Australia
Rally Australia is an automobile rally event which was held in and around Perth, Western Australia from 1988 until 2006, when that state's tourism commission severed its collaboration with the event. The rally was part of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship in 1988 and the World Rally Championship...
from 1992 to 1994 before becoming Telstra in 1995.