AAPT
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| Type | Subsidiary of Telecom NZ |
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| Founded | Australia (1991) |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
| Key people | Theresa Gattung, CEO of Telecom NZ |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Products | Fixed Telephony Mobile Telephony Internet Access Leased Lines Data Transmission |
| Employees | 2,000 |
| Slogan | Tell It Like It Is |
| Website | www.aapt.com.au |
AAPT is Australia's 3rd largest land line telecommunications company and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telecom New Zealand.
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[edit] History
The company was formed by the division of the communications businesses of Australian Associated Press. In 1992 AAPIS was formed with News Corporation and John Fairfax Holdings as majority shareholders with MCI and Todd Capital also possessing shares in the company. According to AAPT's website the company began operating as the first significant competitor to Telstra in the long distance voice and data markets in 1991. The company received a carrier licence on 1 July 1997 and was later listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in November of the same year. In January 1999 Todd Capital sold its entire stake in the company.
In 2000 the company was acquired by Telecom New Zealand and delisted from the stock exchange. Today AAPT claims to be one of only three Australian telecommunications providers to own and operate its own national voice and data network. AAPT has positioned itself a virtual network operator in the mobile market utilising the Vodafone Australia. In 2006 CommodiTel, acquired AAPT's prepaid customer base.
[edit] Locations
AAPT Head Office is based in the Ernst & Young building at 680 George Street, Sydney. AAPT Internet switch and network centre is located in the suburb of Richmond AAPT's main current call centres are located in Bendigo, Victoria, Robina/Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane and the Head Office building in Sydney. AAPT announced its intention in December 2006 to sell the centres in Bendigo and Robina/Varsity Lakes in favour of a new centralized call centre located in Glebe, Sydney.
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