Aug 15 (Reuters) - Telstra Corporation Ltd TLS.AX :
* FY PROFIT AFTER TAX ATTRIBUTABLE $ 2,154 MILLION VERSUS $3,591 MILLION
* FY REVENUE FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES $25,259 MILLION VERSUS $25,848 MILLION
* DECLARES FINAL ORDINARY DIVIDEND 5.0 CENTS PER SHARE
* WILL CONTINUE TO SEE CHANGE IN WORKFORCE AS PART OF INVESTMENTS IN DIGITISATION, NEW TECH & REDUCED ACTIVITY WITHIN BUSINESS
* DECLARES SPECIAL DIVIDEND 3.0 CENTS PER SHARE
* WHILE REPORTED FINANCIAL TRENDS IN FY19 WERE CHALLENGING, UNDERLYING TRENDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE OVER COURSE OF FY20
* EXPECTS FY20 HEADWIND OF $800 MILLION TO $1 BILLION FROM THE RECURRING IMPACT OF THE NBN
* EXPECT MOBILE POST-PAID AVERAGE REVENUE PER USER TO CONTINUE TO DECLINE INTO FY20 DUE TO COMPETITIVE PRICING DYNAMICS
* SEES 5G COVERAGE GROWING FROM 10 CITIES ACROSS AUSTRALIA CURRENTLY TO REACH INTO AT LEAST 35 IN NEXT YEAR AHEAD
* RELEASED GUIDANCE FOR FY20 , WITH TOTAL INCOME IN RANGE OF $25.7 TO $27.7 BILLION, UNDERLYING EBITDA IN RANGE OF $7.3 TO $7.8 BILLION
* EXPECTS FY20 RESTRUCTURING COSTS OF AROUND $300 MILLION, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF $2.9 TO $3.3 BILLION
* FIXED ARPU WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED IN FY20 BY INTENSE COMPETITION AS THE NBN ROLLOUT PROGRESSES
* "WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR A REDUCTION IN NBN WHOLESALE PRICES TO HELP ENSURE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF INDUSTRY"
* EXPECTS FY20 FREE CASH FLOW AFTER OPERATING LEASE PAYMENTS OF $3.4 TO $3.9 BILLION
* TARGET A FURTHER REDUCTION IN UNDERLYING FIXED COSTS THIS YEAR
* IN FY20 EXPECTS NET ONE-OFF NBN DA RECEIPTS (LESS NBN NET COST TO CONNECT (C2C)) OF BETWEEN $1.6 BILLION TO $2.0 BILLION
* IN FY20, EXPECT TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES EXCLUDING RESTRUCTURING COSTS AND IMPAIRMENTS TO DECLINE