Standard Telephones and Cables Scientific organisation British telecommunications company (STC) whose subsidiary in Australia developed several groundbreaking new technologies. It was acquired by Alcatel Australia in 1987. Name Alternate STC 1925 - 1987 {"name":"Alternate","target":"","target_text":"STC","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1925<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1987<\/span>"},"date_start":"1925","date_end":"1987"} Alternate Standard Telephones and Cables (Australasia) 1925 - 1937 {"name":"Alternate","target":"","target_text":"Standard Telephones and Cables (Australasia)","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1925<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1937<\/span>"},"date_start":"1925-01-01","date_end":"1937-01-01"} Alternate Standard Telephones & Cables Pty Ltd 1937 - 1987 {"name":"Alternate","target":"","target_text":"Standard Telephones & Cables Pty Ltd","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1937<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1987<\/span>"},"date_start":"1937-01-01","date_end":"1987-01-01"} Type Scientific organisation {"name":"Scientific organisation","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}