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57-646: Davey Street is a major one way street passing through the outskirts of the Hobart City Centre in Tasmania , Australia. Davey street is named after Thomas Davey , the first Governor of Van Diemen's Land . The street forms a one-way couplet with nearby Macquarie Street connecting traffic from the Southern Outlet in the south with traffic from the Tasman Highway to the east and

114-404: A Yield sign or Priority road sign. Rectangular one-way traffic signs in different countries of the world may have such inscriptions inside the arrow: In Russia and post-Soviet countries, the "End of one-way traffic" ( Russian : Конец дороги с односторонним движением ) sign is used to indicate the end of a one-way road. This sign shows a big white arrow crossed out by a red diagonal line on

171-527: A blood-red ribbon horizontally around the shield. The sign is also known as C1 , from its definition in the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals . The European "No Entry" sign was adopted into North American uniform signage in the late 1960s / 1970s, replacing a previous white square sign bearing only the English text in black "Do Not Enter". In addition to the standardized graphic symbol,

228-577: A blue background. Such sign in this form is not found anywhere else in Europe and Asia. The abstract "No Entry" sign was officially adopted for standardization at the League of Nations convention in Geneva in 1931. The sign was adapted from Swiss usage, derived from the practice of former European states that marked their boundaries with their formal shield symbols. Restrictions on entry were indicated by tying

285-531: A city center grid; as in the case of Bangalore , India . This is achieved by arranging one-way streets that cross in such a fashion as to eliminate right turns (for driving on left) or left turns (for driving on right). Traffic light systems at such junctions may be simpler and may be coordinated to produce a green wave . Some of the reasons one-way traffic is specified: In the United States, 37 states and Puerto Rico allow left turns on red only if both

342-433: A definitive agreement with Telstra on 23 June 2011 , estimated to be worth A$ 9 billion post-tax net present value , building upon the signing of a financial heads of agreement a year beforehand. Telstra agreed to "disconnect" its Internet customers from the copper and hybrid fibre-coaxial networks in areas where FTTP has been installed, and agreed to lease dark fibre , exchange space and ducts to NBN Co. As part of

399-464: A key or by inserting a coin from the other side (house door, door with a coin slot, e.g. giving entrance to a pay toilet ). The latter can be passed without paying when somebody else leaves, and by multiple persons if only one pays (as opposed to a coin-operated turnstile). Telstra Telstra Group Limited is an Australian telecommunications company that builds and operates telecommunications networks and markets related products and services. It

456-685: A large Art Deco commercial building containing a corner tower and neon signage. The site housed a General Motors showroom, bodyworks and service centre specialising in Vauxhall and Bedford trucks. Prior to the construction of the Hotel Grand Chancellor in the 1980s, Davey Street commenced at Hunter Street. Part of the Sheraton masterplan saw Davey Street extended and connected with the newly created Brooker Highway (formally Lower Park Street). This route alteration completely changed

513-656: A major sponsor of the V8 Supercars car racing championship through its BigPond brand and directly sponsored the Sydney Telstra 500 event, the final round of the series held at Sydney Olympic Park . The sport ended this deal at the conclusion of the 2012 season. Telstra had naming rights to the Docklands Stadium in Melbourne from 2002 until 2009. Telstra is also the naming rights sponsor of

570-400: A new website, including the ability for customers to link their online accounts to their Facebook identity. In March 2014, Telstra announced a new digital development program called "Digital First" with a stated aim to conduct 65 to 70 percent of its transactions online. Telstra published a white paper sharing some key metrics of its digital program: In September 2014, Telstra announced

627-600: A partnership with eVTOL racing series Airspeeder . The deal centred around providing a service to transmit terabytes of data for vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure communications for the EXA series. This deal incorporated on-vehicle branding for Telstra. In November 1997, the Australian government sold the first tranche of its Telstra shares, 4.29 Billion shares, publicly at a price of $ 3.40 per share to institutional investors and $ 3.30 to retail investors. This sale

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684-573: A pillar of the corporation’s social responsibility ethos according to Telstra’s head of social services Gerard Devan and the Telstra foundation. The following table shows total complaints handled by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) 2010–2015, and of those, the ones made against Telstra. In February 2011, Telstra announced the formation of Telstra Digital under the leadership of Gerd Schenkel who

741-477: A publicly listed company with a market capitalisation of approximately $ 600m (June 2016). In February 2011, Telstra announced the creation of an additional 100 retail stores within three years. The carrier opened the world's first Android store, called " Androidland ", on Bourke Street , Melbourne, Australia, in December 2011. These developments built on Telstra's T[life] concept stores it had launched in

798-621: Is a member of the S&;P/ASX 20 stock index, and is Australia's largest telecommunications company by market share. Telstra has a long history in Australia, originating together with Australia Post as the Postmaster-General's Department upon federation in 1901. Telstra had transitioned from a state-owned enterprise to a fully privatised company by 2006. Australia's telecommunications services were originally controlled by

855-544: Is commonly referred to as "T1". In October 1999, the Australian government sold the second tranche of its Telstra shares under the "T2" program for $ 7.80 per share to institutional investors and $ 7.40 to retail investors. In November 2006, the government sold a third tranche of its shares, "T3", at $ 3.60 per share. Since its privatisation, Telstra shares have hit a low of just over $ 2.50 per share in late 2010. Since then, Telstra shares have risen to $ 5 per share in December 2013 and $ 6 per share in December 2014. On 17 May 2019

912-415: Is derived from the word Telecom Australia ("Tel" from Tel ecom and "stra" from Au stra lia). The corporation then traded under the "Telstra" brand internationally and "Telecom Australia" domestically until uniform branding of "Telstra" was introduced throughout the entire organisation in 1995, following an unsuccessful attempt to register the trademark "Telecom Australia". Telstra has faced competition since

969-437: Is for customer service to be fundamental to everything we do". In August 2011, Telstra Digital announced expansion of customer service into social media with 24/7 coverage. By November 2012, Telstra claimed 140,000 live chats for the month and a growth rate of this service of 600% p.a. In October 2013, Telstra announced that it had grown its Live Chat workforce to 600 and its social media workforce to 30. Customer Service became

1026-425: Is specified for smooth pedestrian traffic flow, or in the case of entrance checks (such as ticket checks) and exit checks (e.g. the check-out in a shop ). They may be outdoors (e.g. an extra exit of a zoo ), or in a building, or in a vehicle (e.g. a tram ). In addition to signs, there may be various forms and levels of enforcement, such as: Sometimes a door or gate can be opened freely from one side, and only with

1083-657: The Brooker Highway to the north of the city. With annual average daily traffic of 37,200, the road is one of the busier streets in Hobart. The Public Buildings in the street can be dated back to the 1840s. It also was regularly photographed in the nineteenth century. Davey Street is featured as a property in the Australian version of Monopoly . Historically the Sullivans Cove area of Davey Street

1140-531: The Hobart Real Tennis Club , and the former Davey St Telstra exchange (now apartments). The current one-way couplet system between Macquarie Street and Davey Street was first proposed with the publication of the Hobart's Transportation study in 1965. At the time the couplet system was intended to be a stop gap measure before the then proposed Northside Freeway could be completed. However

1197-766: The National Rugby League Premiership. Telstra is also the principal sponsor of Swimming Australia . They also sponsored the Minardi team for the 2002 Formula One season , and the Rally Australia 2006 Championships. Telstra also had the naming rights (under TelstraClear ) for the TelstraClear Pacific events centre in Manukau City , New Zealand. In September 2021 Telstra solutions and Telstra Purple announced

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1254-627: The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG), formed in 1901 as a result of Australian Federation. Prior to 1901, telecommunications were administered by each colony. On 1 July 1975, separate commissions were established by statute to replace the PMG. Responsibility for postal services was transferred to the Australian Postal Commission (Australia Post). The Australian Telecommunications Commission (ATC), trading as Telecom Australia , ran domestic telecommunication services. In 1989,

1311-471: The federal government began to privatise the corporation. The first three stages were initiated by the Liberal–National Coalition 's Howard government : the first, informally known as "T1" (with shares priced at $ 3.30), occurred in 1997. "T2" ($ 7.40) followed in 1999; "T3" ($ 3.60) in 2006. In T1 , the government sold one third of its shares in Telstra for A$ 14 billion and publicly listed

1368-701: The ATC introduced new buildings and frameworks. In 1993, the Overseas Telecommunications Commission , a separate government body established in 1946, was merged with the Australian Telecommunications Corporation into the short-lived Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation (AOTC) which continued trading under the established identities of Telecom and OTC. The AOTC was renamed to Telstra Corporation Limited in 1993. The name "Telstra"

1425-734: The Australian Business of the Year award, the MYOB Small Business Award, and the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA) which has become known as the Telstra Award. Notable past winners include Vaxine , APS Plastics , and eWAY . Telstra also set up a social services CEO round table under Gerard Devan which acted as a "Think Tank" to the sector. Telstra was

1482-467: The Future Fund sold off another $ 2.4 billion worth of shares, reducing the government's stake in Telstra to 10.9%. In August 2011, under Labor 's Gillard government , the Future Fund sold its remaining " above market weight " Telstra shares, reducing its holding to 0.8% of the shares, effectively completing Telstra's privatisation. With more than one million shareholders, Telstra is currently

1539-603: The Government on the new network. Telstra also has pay TV and owns 35% of the Australian media company Foxtel. The Overseas Telecommunications Commission (OTC) was established by an Act of Parliament in August 1946. It inherited facilities and resources from Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Limited (AWA) and Cable & Wireless , and was charged with responsibility for all international telecommunications services into, through and out of Australia. On 1 February 1992, it

1596-1012: The King to regulate traffic in the square mile of the City of London. The next one-way street in London was Albemarle Street in Mayfair, the location of the Royal Institution . It was so designated in 1800 because the public science lectures were so popular there. The first one-way streets in Paris were the Place Charles de Gaulle around the Arc de Triomphe , the Rue de Mogador and the Rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin , created on 13 December 1909. According to

1653-706: The National Broadband Network RFP process on 15 December 2008. In response, Telstra announced that it would raise speeds on its existing Next G network and HFC "cable" network so that they both offer higher speeds than the RFP for the NBN requires. Following Telstra's exclusion from the National Broadband Network bidding process Telstra's share price suffered the biggest one-day percentage fall in its history. NBN Co Limited signed

1710-741: The Southern Outlet through to the Tasman Bridge . 42°52′51″S 147°20′03″E  /  42.8809°S 147.3342°E  / -42.8809; 147.3342 One-way traffic One-way traffic (or uni-directional traffic ) is traffic that moves in a single direction. A one-way street is a street either facilitating only one-way traffic, or designed to direct vehicles to move in one direction. One-way streets typically result in higher traffic flow as drivers may avoid encountering oncoming traffic or turns through oncoming traffic. Residents may dislike one-way streets due to

1767-629: The US version still retains the wording "Do Not Enter", while the European and Canadian versions typically have no text. Since Unicode 5.2, the Miscellaneous Symbols block contains the glyph ⛔ (U+26D4 NO ENTRY), representable in HTML as ⛔ or ⛔ . One-way streets may be part of a one-way system, which facilitates a smoother flow of motor traffic through, for example,

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1824-583: The agreement, Telstra would not be able to market their mobile network as an alternative to the NBN for a number of years. Telstra remains the owner of its networks. On 18 October 2011, Telstra shareholders overwhelmingly approved the deal. On 14 December 2014 it was announced that in a A$ 11b renegotiated deal Telstra will transfer ownership of its copper and hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) networks to NBN while disconnecting premises from these networks. This ownership allows NBN Co to use these networks "where it sees fit in for its multi-technology NBN rollout." Under

1881-575: The apps reached 2.5 million downloads. At a results announcement, CEO David Thodey remarked that "the group's new online strategy was delivering" in the context of a 28% reduction of inbound service calls. Telstra estimated that its digital program will provide productivity benefits of $ 100 million in the 2013 financial year from lower printing costs, decreasing commissions to third parties, and reduced dependence on call centre staff. In October 2012, Telstra's CEO David Thodey stated, "The rise of online and social media had 'fundamentally changed

1938-401: The circuitous route required to get to a specific destination, and the potential for higher speeds adversely affecting pedestrian safety . Some studies even challenge the original motivation for one-way streets, in that the circuitous routes negate the claimed higher speeds. Signs are posted showing which direction the vehicles can move in: commonly an upward arrow, or on a T junction where

1995-477: The city's trolleybuses from 1935 and from 1955 operated as the original headquarters for Metro Tasmania . The main section of the tram terminus was located directly opposite on Macquarie Street and its original offices, store and entrance arches all remain, with the latter being incorporated into newly built structures. In 1938, a General Motors dealership called Nettlefolds was constructed along Hunter Street, intersecting with Davey Street. The dealership contained

2052-617: The company on the Australian Stock Exchange. In 1998, a further 16% of Telstra shares were sold to the public, leaving the Australian government with 51% ownership. In 2006, T3 was announced by the government and was the largest of the three public releases, reducing the government's ownership of Telstra to 17%. The 17% remainder of Telstra was placed in Australia's Future Fund , a sovereign wealth fund established mainly to meet future liabilities for payment of superannuation to retired federal public servants . In 2009,

2109-564: The early 1990s from Optus (Australia's second largest communication company) and a number of smaller providers. Telstra once retained ownership of the fixed-line telephone network, but since the nationwide upgrade to the National Broadband Network (NBN), the Australian Government now has legal ownership of these lines since 2007, though Telstra has played a big part in this upgrade supplying resources to

2166-620: The early 2000s. In October 2011, Telstra launched a new brand identity and colour scheme. The new identity launched with the slogan "It's how we connect", and features the "T" from the previous logo in a variety of colors. This was followed by a "brand refresh" in February 2014 and again in 2016. In 2013, Telstra was assessed as Australia's third most valuable brand, after Woolworths and BHP Billiton . In 2016 Telstra became Australia's most valuable brand, which it maintained in 2017. Telstra sponsors numerous awards around Australia, including

2223-733: The edge of Constitution Dock and Victoria Dock at Sullivan's Cove. It borders two of the city's largest urban parks — Franklin Square and St David's Park . Prominent buildings in the street include the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery , Hobart City Council Centre , the Executive Building (which houses the Department of Premier and Cabinet ), the Hotel Grand Chancellor , Federation Concert Hall ,

2280-769: The edge" by Deloitte 's Centre for the Edge. In September 2011, Telstra Digital launched a new account services portal to help achieve its goal of managing 35% of Telstra's transactions. In October 2011, Telstra Digital announced a new mobile smartphone optimised version of its website. In November 2011, Telstra Digital launched an iPhone app on a trial basis as well as a new online mobile phone shop. In July 2012, Telstra Digital launched smartphone and Facebook apps for customers to manage their Telstra accounts and in November 2012, Telstra claimed that over 700,000 customers had downloaded those apps. In August 2013, Telstra revealed that

2337-640: The executive director of Telstra Digital Gerd Schenkel left Telstra to become CEO of a fintech company. Telstra owns and operates a series of retail stores known as Telstra Stores. Some are directly owned and operated by Telstra and some are operated by licensees. As of May 2016, Telstra has a total of 360 retail stores across Australia. This includes several new 'Discovery' stores, where Telstra has invested millions in redesigning key stores based on local requirements. These designs include new displays, accessory shops, digital tickets and free baristas. 109 of Telstra's stores are owned and operated by Vita Group ,

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2394-741: The folklore of Eugene, Oregon , the use of one-way streets in the United States started in Eugene itself. In 1941 6th Ave was converted into a one-way avenue by the Highway Department. Other sources claim the fad arose in relation to the disaster of the SS Morro Castle . On 9 September 1934, the on-fire SS Morro Castle was towed to the New Jersey shoreline near the Asbury Park Convention Center and

2451-697: The leadership of David Thodey , Telstra embarked upon a transformation agenda to become more sales and service focused. As part of that, an ambitious customer service agenda was defined. In 2014, Telstra was named "most respected company" by the Australian Financial Review newspaper. Early in 2010, Telstra announced the creation of a $ 1 billion "fighting fund" to be used in a concerted effort to win back market share in key product categories. This effort seems to have paid off with strong sales momentum announced in February 2011. As part of its new strategy, Telstra announced that its "goal

2508-443: The main road is one-way, an arrow to the left or right. At the end of the street through which vehicles may not enter, a prohibitory traffic sign "Do Not Enter", "Wrong Way", or "No Entry" sign is posted, e.g. with that text, or a round red sign with a white horizontal bar. Sometimes one portion of a street is one-way, another portion two-way . An advantage of one-way streets is that drivers do not have to watch for vehicles coming in

2565-415: The most widely held ASX-listed company. On 26 November 2008, Telstra submitted a non-complying tender issued by the federal government to build a National Broadband Network , a 12-page letter proposing a $ 5 billion broadband network covering between 80 and 90 percent of the Australian population in major cities, despite the tender requiring 98 percent coverage. As a result, Telstra was removed from

2622-502: The opening of a "Digital Transformation Centre" in Sydney to design and built new digital tools for its service systems. In June 2014, Telstra disclosed that it had 3 million customers on "electronic billing" saving it $ 3 million per month in costs. Telstra also mentioned that live chat accounted for 10% of total contact centre activity. In December 2015, Telstra Digital launched customer service on Periscope . In October 2016,

2679-415: The opposite direction on this type of street. A number of European countries, including Russia and post-Soviet states , use one-way rectangular road signs with a white arrow on a blue background. In Russia and post-Soviet countries, such signs are called as "Exit to a one-way road" ( Russian : Выезд на дорогу с односторонним движением ) and are placed in front of an intersection, often in combination with

2736-582: The origin and destination streets are one way. See South Carolina law Section 56-5-970 C3, for example. Five other states – Alaska , Idaho , Michigan , Oregon , and Washington  – also allow left turns on red into a one-way street from a two-way street. An attempt was apparently made in 1617 to introduce one-way streets in alleys near the River Thames in London by The Worshipful Company of Carmen who were commissioned by

2793-457: The proposed freeway was seen as controversial and abandoned. Since the completion of the couplet in 1987, there has been no alternative route between the Southern outlet and the other major arterial roads in Hobart. There has since been several design proposals for a tunnel under the city ranging from cut and cover proposals under Davey/Macquarie Streets to large scale bored tunnels running from

2850-643: The shares closed on the ASX at $ 3.56 up from a twelve-month low of $ 2.547 per share In February 2014, Telstra raised its dividend from 14c to 14.5c per share. Amid the global pandemic crisis of the coronavirus in 2020, Telstra was one of three companies of the ASX 200 to gain in the week starting 15 March. It increased by 1.8 percent on the Australian Securities Exchange. In January 2014, Telstra announced its intention to sell 70% of Sensis to Platinum Equity for $ 454 million. Sensis

2907-568: The sightseeing traffic was enormous. The Asbury Park Police Chief decided to make the Ocean Avenue one-way going north and the street one block over (Kingsley) in one-way going south, creating a circular route. By the 1950s this " cruising the circuit " became a draw to the area in itself since teens would drive around it looking to hook up with other teens. The circuit was in place until the streets went back to two way in 2007 due to new housing and retail development. Sometimes one-way walking

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2964-497: The way transit operated in the city, with Davey Street now functioning as one of the city's central transit thoroughfares. Davey street commences close to the historic Royal Engineers Building at an intersection with the Tasman Highway , the Brooker Highway and Macquarie Street . It is four-lane for almost all of its length, providing access to Salamanca , Sandy Bay and the Southern Outlet to Kingston and Huonville . Sections of Davey Street's alignment are on reclaimed land on

3021-503: The way' which the company communicated with its customers". In a 2015 Deloitte report, Telstra disclosed that its "CrowdSupport" service community had generated 200,000 pieces of user-generated content. In August 2016, Telstra disclosed that "more than 60%" of visitors to "CrowdSupport" manage to find an answer on the community. In February 2013, Telstra introduced the ability to pay its bills via PayPal. And in June 2013, Telstra launched

3078-517: Was a significantly quieter stretch of road, greatly utilised by shipping activities as part of the former Wapping district. Throughout the 1800s, Several smaller factory buildings facing Davey Street were operated by the Van Diemen's Land Company and merchants A. G. Webster & Son. The Hobart Electric Tram Company utilised land with Campbell Street and Davey Street frontage for their tram depot workshop, commencing 1893. The depot then housed

3135-434: Was hired from National Australia Bank / UBank . Telstra Digital's initial purpose was to improve the use of digital channels for customer service. In April 2011, Telstra Digital relaunched its web homepage design. In July 2011, Telstra Digital launched "CrowdSupport", an online forum to crowd source customer service. As of July 2017, Telstra's "CrowdSupport" had 463,000 posts. It was also cited as an example of "scaling at

3192-566: Was merged with Australia's domestic telecommunications carrier, the Australian Telecommunications Corporation Limited ("Telecom"), to create the Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation Limited (AOTC). The new organisation underwent a corporate identity review and was subsequently renamed Telstra Corporation Limited ("Telstra") for international business in 1993 and domestic business in 1995. Beginning in 1997 and finalizing in 2011,

3249-416: Was said to have once been "one of Telstra's most lucrative businesses" and reportedly "has been under pressure in recent years amid competition from more agile digital alternatives such as Google". In February 2014, Telstra was reportedly seeking to reduce Sensis employment by 400 to 1,000 positions. In September 2013, Telstra launched a new health business unit – Telstra Health and hired Shane Solomon as

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