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Telstra reported strong figures today, in some welcome news for Australia's incumbent carrier.

Documents released with the earnings call revealed the architect of the carrier's IT transformation was paid a handsome sum upon leaving the company, despite the project being well over budget.

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By Brett Winterford | August 13, 2009

Sol man Greg Winn took $2.2m bonus for leaving a $200m hole.

By Staff writers | August 13, 2009

Eyes fourfold bandwidth increase without undersea upgrades.

By Staff writers | August 13, 2009

But impacted by weaker dollar.

By Liz Tay | August 13, 2009

Tiny vibrating devices to enhance mobile signal filtration.

By Staff Writers | August 13, 2009

Australia cushioned due to US links.

By Iain Thomson | August 13, 2009

Another reason to block peer-to-peer.

By Ry Crozier | August 13, 2009

How and when to move on.

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