Description 3's company for Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia). The company operates a joint venture called Vodafone Hutchison Australia in partnership with UK-based global telecommunications carrier Vodafone. Each company owns 50% of the venture, which provides wireless communications and multimedia services to about 6 million subscribers in the country under both the 3 and Vodafone brands. In addition to mobile phone services, the venture offers such services as photo and video messaging, e-mail, mobile broadband Internet, and news, music, and games content. Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa) owns 87% of Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia); Telecom Corporation of New Zealand owns a minority stake.