Southern Cross Telco
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Southern Cross Telco, also known as Southern Cross Mobile or Southern Cross Telco & Mobile, is an Australia
n communications company, offering landline phone
, mobile phone
and internet
services. They are based in Hobart
, Tasmania
.
Their phone services use the Telstra
GSM and CDMA networks and they resell Optus
internet access services, including dial-up, broadband, and ADSL 2+.
They were formerly a subsidiary of Australian company Orion Telecommunications, which bought the European former parent company NewTel in 2004. They are now owned by M2 Telecommunications
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n communications company, offering landline phone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
, mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
and internet
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
services. They are based in Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
.
Their phone services use the Telstra
Telstra
Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services....
GSM and CDMA networks and they resell Optus
Optus
SingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications...
internet access services, including dial-up, broadband, and ADSL 2+.
They were formerly a subsidiary of Australian company Orion Telecommunications, which bought the European former parent company NewTel in 2004. They are now owned by M2 Telecommunications
M2 Telecommunications
M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd is an Australian wholesaler of telecommunications services.- History :Established in 1999, M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd is Australia’s largest network independent provider of telecommunications services...
.