Australia's Telstra to sell 49% of tower business for $2.1 bln
Arundhati Dutta 3 minute read A man and power lines are reflected in a Telstra poster adorning a public telephone in Sydney, Australia, August 13, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo Summary Shares jump to highest since Feb. 2020 Deal will allow co to ramp up retail business - analyst June 30 (Reuters) - Australian telecom firm Telstra Corp (TLS.AX) said it will sell a 49% stake in its mobile tower business for A$2.8 billion ($2.1 billion) and return half the sale proceeds to investors, sending its shares to their highest level in over a year. A consortium of Australia's sovereign wealth Futu...