A man looks at Telstra signage prior to the start of the Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

A man looks at Telstra signage prior to the start of the Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.

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  1. Telstra chairman Catherine Livingstone mingles prior to directing her first Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.
  2. A man looks at Telstra signage prior to the start of the Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.
  3. Telstra signage (R) is shown prior to the start of the Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.
  4. Telstra signage (L) is shown prior to the start of the Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.
  5. Telstra signage (R) is shown prior to the start of the Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.
  6. A man walks past Telstra signage prior to the start of the Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.
  7. A man looks at Telstra signage prior to the start of the Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.
  8. Visitors gather around the Telstra shareholder registration desk prior to the start of the Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.
  9. Telstra chairman Catherine Livingstone directs her first Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.
  10. Telstra chief executive David Thodey (L) speaks with chief financial officer John Stanhope (R) prior to the start of the Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.
  11. Telstra chief executive David Thodey prepares for the start of the Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.
  12. Telstra chief executive David Thodey prepares for the start of the Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.
  13. Telstra chairman Catherine Livingstone directs her first Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.
  14. Telstra chairman Catherine Livingstone directs her first Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.
  15. Telstra chief executive David Thodey mingles prior to the start of the Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.
  16. Telstra chairman Catherine Livingstone directs her first Telstra annual general meeting in Sydney on November 4, 2009. On September 15, 2009 Australia announced shock plans to split up telecoms giant Telstra in a bid to break its market stranglehold before splashing out 37 billion USD on a national broadband network.

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