Telstra
Telecommunications, Melbourne, VIC
Telstra is Australia's largest telecommunications company, building and operating fixed-line, mobile and data networks and marketing related products and services. It is a member of the S&P/ASX 20 and the market leader in Australian mobile and broadband services.
Telstra traces its origins to the Postmaster-General's Department established at Australian federation in 1901, and was progressively privatised, becoming a fully public company by 2006. Headquartered in Melbourne, it provides tens of millions of retail mobile and data services across Australia and operates one of the Asia-Pacific region's largest subsea cable networks. The company generates over A$20 billion in annual revenue and is one of Australia's largest listed companies.
Fast facts
| Legal name | Telstra Group Limited |
|---|---|
| Ticker | ASX: TLS |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, VIC |
| Founded | 1975 (as Telecom Australia; origins in the Postmaster-General's Department, 1901) |
| Sector | Telecommunications |
| Revenue | ~A$23.6B (FY2025) |
| Employees | ~30,500 (2025) |
| CEO | Vicki Brady (CEO & Managing Director since Sep 2022) |
| Website | telstra.com.au |
Key facts
- Headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Origins date to the Postmaster-General's Department at federation in 1901; fully privatised by 2006
- Australia's largest telecommunications company by market share
- Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: TLS)
- Provides around 22 million retail mobile services and operates a large subsea cable network
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Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra
- https://www.ibisworld.com/australia/company/telstra-group-limited/5/
- https://www.telstra.com.au/aboutus/our-company/leadership-team
- https://www.telstra.com.au/aboutus/our-company
- https://au.finance.yahoo.com/quote/TLS.AX/profile/
Last verified 2026-07-13. Professionally-public, sourced information only.