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In 1992 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 " is derived from the word Telecommunication Australia ( TEL from Telecommunication and STRA from Australia ).

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.