Feb 12 (Reuters) - Australia's largest telecom firm Telstra Corp TLS.AX posted a 7.6% fall in its half-year profit on Thursday, hurt by continued pressure from the rollout of a state-owned broadband network and higher competition in the mobile market.
Net profit fell to A$1.14 billion ($767.90 million) for the six months to Dec. 31, from A$1.23 billion a year earlier.
Telstra declared total interim dividend of 8 Australian cents per share.
($1 = 1.4846 Australian dollars)