Timeline: The road to Telstra separation (Part I)

Telstra's history from 1901 to 1992:
1901: The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) was established by the Commonwealth Government to manage all domestic telephone, telegraph and postal services.
1946: The Commonwealth Government established the Overseas Telecommunications Commission to manage international telecommunications services.
July 1975: The Commonwealth Government established two separate commissions to replace the PMG. Responsibility for postal services was transferred to the Australian Postal Commission (Australia Post), and the Australian Telecommunications Commission (ATC), trading as Telecom Australia, ran domestic telecommunication services.
January 1989: the Australian Telecommunications Commission was renamed the Australian Telecommunications Corporation, still trading as Telecom.
November 1991: The Australian Telecommunications Corporation was incorporated as an Australian public limited liability company.
1992: The Overseas Telecommunications Commission merged with the Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation (AOTC).

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