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Telstra does deal in Asia
By Colin Kruger
April 8 2003

Telstra joined with four Asian mobile operators yesterday, including Hong Kong subsidiary CSL, to collaborate on data service offerings for the groups` combined base of 20 million subscribers.

The five companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to form the Asia mobility initiative (AMI), which will focus on content and applications for the consumer market.

AMI includes Singapore-based MobileOne, which was reportedly on Telstra`s acquisition list in 2001, as well as Malaysia`s Maxis Communications, and Smart Communications from the Philippines.

While details are still patchy, the initiatives focus on shared content and development costs, and interoperable platforms.

The move may help Telstra to compete against mobile offerings being launched by Vodafone and Hutchison this month, but Telstra would not comment on its rivals` plans.

Hutchison is set to launch its 3G mobile services next week, followed by Vodafone Live! a week later.

Both will offer content and services developed for their global customer bases.

Telstra rose 6c to $4.21.

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4,16 aktuell
War nichts zu verdienen im April.

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Record interim dividend for Telstra shareholders
April 30 2003
By Christian Catalano






Telstra shareholders will share in $1.9 billion this morning as the company delivers its interim dividend - a figure that includes the largest ordinary dividend ever paid by an Australian company.

The telecommunications giant`s 1.8 million registered holders will receive 15¢ a share, including an ordinary payment of 12¢ and a special dividend of 3¢ arising from the sale of non-core assets.

The payment eclipses the previous half-year dividend by 4¢, or 36 per cent.

Chief executive Ziggy Switkowski said the dividend would be a significant boost for ordinary shareholders and the Australian economy.


"Almost $500 million will be paid directly to our retail shareholders, providing a significant boost to household incomes," he said.

The Federal Government - a 50.1 per cent holder in Telstra - will receive $952 million.

"The payment . . . has been made possible by Telstra`s continued strong cash flow, careful capital and cash management, improved operating activities and a sustainable reduction in capital expenditure," Dr Switkowski said.

Analysts said investors had probably expected the ordinary payment but had been pleasantly surprised by the announcement of the special dividend back in February.

"I think investors are very encouraged by it," said UBS Warburg telecommunications analyst Tim Smealie. "The company is currently generating one of the highest yields for telco stocks globally.

"Obviously Telstra has further non-core assets and if they look to divest of those there`s a real possibility that it will support further special dividends in the medium term."

Both the ordinary and special payments are 100 per cent franked at a tax rate of 30 per cent and will be paid via direct credit and cheque.

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Telstra confirms Tassie job losses
Telstra has confirmed there will be job cuts in Tasmania but denies claims they will affect service quality.

Telstra`s corporate affairs manager, Bruce Free, says there will be a gradual decline in employment levels but any timetable is speculative.

He was responding to claims by communications union secretary Peter Miller that 10 Tasmanian jobs will be cut in the cable construction area, followed by another 10 from the field workforce by the end of June.

Mr Miller says the employees are long-serving workers.

"The Telstra employees themselves, they have of course family and commitments and yes it must be devastating for them to be laid off in this manner," he said.

Telstra says the job reductions will not be at the expense of service levels.

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Der australische Telekommunikationskonzern Telstra rechnet damit, dass Mitte des nächsten Geschäftsjahres das Konzernwachstum über den Durchschnitt des Sektors bei 3-4% ansteigen wird. Grund für diese Annahme sei eine zunehmende Stabilisierung der Gebühren. Die Bereiche Mobilfunk und Breitband würden sich weiterhin stark entwickeln. Im vergangenen Monat meldete Telstra ein Umsatzwachstum im dritten Quartal (Märzquartal) von 2.5% auf A$4.87 Milliarden.

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Numerex Signs Agreement With Telstra Australia

ATLANTA, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Numerex Corp. , today announced that DCX Systems, Inc., its Australian subsidiary, has reached an agreement with Telstra, a leading Australian telecommunications provider, to expand the availability of its Securitel service, a derived channel based alarm security service offered in Australia. This deployment will make Securitel available in an additional 124 exchange locations, including metropolitan areas such as Canberra, Darwin and Hobart, as well as into major regional centers such as Newcastle, Wollongong, Bendigo and Ballarat.

The expansion of Securitel into new regional and metropolitan locations, as well as the improvement of existing coverage, will enable the security industry to deliver high-grade security services without the need for monitoring service providers to maintain capital and resource intensive Private Leased Line networks.

Under the terms of the five-year agreement, DCX Systems will provide Telstra with the hardware and exchange equipment necessary for the network expansion and enhancements throughout Australia. Telstra expects deployment to be completed by year-end 2003, and a complete list of covered exchange locations with deployment dates should be announced later this month. This agreement is in addition to an existing four-year network support contract Numerex established with Telstra over a year ago, with DCX Systems providing host software support, host hardware support and module repair for the entire Securitel network, currently available in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide.

"Numerex``s relationship with Telstra has continued to grow over the past several years, as we realize the many ways in which we can jointly leverage and benefit from each other``s strengths and expertise in the global alarm security market," said Jack McCurdy, general manager of Numerex Solutions for Numerex Corp. "In addition, we are excited about the prospects of jointly exploring wireless data business opportunities and look to introduce the power of Cellemetry(R) as a cellular security communication option, leveraging the outstanding market coverage of the Telstra CDMA network and providing a host of new wireless data services to rural and urban customers."

About Telstra

Telstra is Australia``s largest telecommunications carrier, operating Australia-wide Local and Long-distance networks. The Company also offers nationwide CDMA-800 and GSM-900 mobile networks and a satellite phone network that was introduced in July 2002.

About Securitel

Securitel is a dedicated overlay network designed to carry security monitoring alarm information between a secured premise and an alarm-monitoring agency over the copper access service used to deliver telephony services. It is a premium service offering which enables the security industry to deliver security services to customers that require a high grade of security monitoring.

About DCX Systems

DCX Systems, Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of Numerex Corp. in 1994. Through a multi-year licensing agreement, DCX Systems designs, manufactures, and markets telephone-based alarm transport networks and terminal equipment. These proprietary data networks, known as Derived Channel Multiplex (DCX), provide a reliable and secure transmission medium for high- grade burglar and fire alarm signals as well as other critical event monitoring messages.

About Numerex

Numerex is a technology company comprised of operating subsidiaries that develop and market a wide range of wireless and wireline communications products and services. The Company``s primary focus is wireless data communications utilizing proprietary network technologies. Numerex primarily offers products and services in wireless data communications through Cellemetry(R) and Data1Source(TM), and digital multimedia through PowerPlay(TM). These services enable customers around the globe to monitor and move information for a variety of applications from home and business security to distance learning. In addition, the Company offers wireline alarm security products and services, as well as telecommunications network operational support systems. For more information on Numerex, please visit our Web site at: www.nmrx.com .

Statements contained in this press release concerning Numerex that are not historical fact are "forward-looking" statements and involve important risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties, which are detailed in Numerex``s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause Numerex``s results to differ materially from current expectations as expressed in this press release.

Numerex Corp.

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More Telstra job cuts expected
The union representing Telstra employees in Tasmania fears another 40 jobs will be cut by the telecommunications giant in the new financial year.

Telstra has confirmed it is planning to cut another six jobs, only a week after announcing 10 people would be made redundant.

The state secretary of the communications union, Peter Miller, says a further 40 jobs are expected to go in the new financial year.

He says morale is low, with many employees feeling insecure about their future.

"You`d be quite surprised with the morale of staff that work for Telstra," he said.

Mr Miller says staff believe another 14 jobs will be axed within the next week.

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Telstra: Gespräche mit Samsung und KT

Süd Korea hat die Australische Regierung aufgefordert, australische Unternehmen bei deren Investitionen in Süd Korea zu unterstützen. Ziel der Forderung ist eine verstärkte Investitionstätigkeit der Firmen in Süd Korea, vor allem der Aufbau von Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentren. Die Anforderung wurde von dem Minister für Information und Kommunikation Daeje Chin am Montag geäußert.
Auf einer Pressekonferenz mit Reportern, im Rahmen einer Australienreise, äußerte sich der Minister zu Telstra Corp. (NYSE:TLS, WKN: 909947). Das größte australische Telekommunikationsunternehmen hat signalisiert, mit südkoreanischen Unternehmen zu kooperieren. Die Planungen befinden sich zur Zeit jedoch im Anfangstadium.

Nach weiteren Aussagen des Ministers befindet sich Telstra in Gesprächen mit KT Corp. KT CORP (NYSE:KTC, WKN: 922613) Ziel einer Kooperation soll die Zusammenarbeit im Bereich der Breitbandtechnologie sein. Außerdem befindet sich Samsung, der weltweit größte Produzent von Speicherchips und die weltweite Nummer drei der Mobilfunkhersteller, in Gesprächen mit Telstra. Hier soll es vor allem um eine Kooperation im Bereich der Mobilfunktechnologie der dritten Generation gehen.

KT-Aktien zeigen sich heute in Frankfurt schwächer und geben kurz nach der Börsenöffnung (09:29 MEZ) 0,58 Prozent nach. Telstra entwickelt sich am Montag positiv und steigt um 3,45 Prozent. (geu)

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Telstra 3 on hold after share battering
May 14 2003
By Leonie Wood





The Federal Government has further delayed the proposed sale of its 50.1 per cent stake in Telstra until at least 2005-06, giving the telecommunications group some breathing space in which to lift its ailing share price.

The latest delay comes after a roller-coaster year for Telstra shares, which have fallen from above $5 to test lows around $3.92. The stock closed yesterday at $4.32, down 1¢.

The budget papers indicate that the Government still expects to reap at least $5.25 a share from Telstra 3, injecting about $33.8 billion into its coffers over three years. The estimated proceeds from the sale remain unchanged from last year and the additional 12-month delay appears to have minimal impact on next year`s budget.

The delay is likely to provide a floor for Telstra shares in the short term. Investors had feared the Government would give the green light to a sale in 2003-04, flooding the market with billions of dollars of shares that few institutional investors are keen to buy at this stage.

The Government conceded that sharemarket conditions had to improve before Telstra was sold, and that it hinged on getting the sale legislation past opposition parties. Telstra share sales so far have raised about $24 billion for the Commonwealth, helping to slash government debt levels and dramatically increasing the number of Australians with direct ownership of shares. But the company`s shares have failed to live up to the claims made for them by the Government in late 1999, when it sold $16 billion of them at $7.30 each.


Finance Minister Senator Nick Minchin, whose office oversees the ownership of Commonwealth assets, noted that the Government would still insist that telecommunications services to rural and regional Australia were at "adequate" levels before the final tranches of Telstra were sold.

"Finally, market conditions will need to deliver an appropriate return for taxpayers," he said.

Senator Minchin said it was "completely inappropriate" for the Government to own big business enterprises that competed with the private sector.

"It is also inappropriate for governments to have large debts on which significant interest is payable, while retaining business assets which should be in private sector hands."

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Telstra sale put back
The full sale of Telstra has been deferred until the 2005-2006 financial year.

Treasurer Peter Costello says that decision is neutral to the Budget bottom line.

He says the Government had to make an assessment of when the sale could conceivably occur after passage through the Senate.

Mr Costello says the Senate is unlikely to approve any full sale this year, but the sale could be brought forward should that change.

He says the commercial considerations – namely Telstra’s share price – would also need to be “suitable”.

The Treasurer says while the full sale would allow the Government to completely extinguish net debt, the deferral has no adverse effect on the Budget figures.

Meanwhile the Government has announced its Government Bookshop Network will be closed.

It says the move will save $12.5 million over four years.

In its place, the National Office for the Information Economy will establish a panel of contractors for printing and distributing government agency publications.