The Australian Telecommunications Corporation was the result of a name change by the Australian Telecommunications Commission, effective 1 January 1989, although formal incorporation did not occur until 6 November 1991. Like the Commission, the Corporation also traded under the name of Telecom Australia. On 1 February 1992 it was merged with the Overseas Telecommunications Commission to form the Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation. The Australian Telecommunications Commission, trading as Telecom Australia, was established on July 1, 1975 after the disaggregation of the Postmaster-Generals Department. ... Telecom Australia was the trading name of the Australian Telecommunications Commission (later renamed the Australian Telecommunications Corporation, which in turn was merged with OTC on 1 February 1992 to form the Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation or AOTC). ... The Overseas Telecommunications Commission (OTC) was established in August of 1946. ... The Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation was the short-lived product of the 1992 merger of the Overseas Telecommunications Commission and the Australian Telecommunications Corporation. ...

See also

• Australian Science at Work - Australian Telecommunications Corporation (1989 - 1992)
• Telstra shareholder - history