Editing Austext (section)

==History==
Seven first began testing the Teletext services in 1979, starting regular service on 4 February 1980<ref name="electronics"/> with useful information being transmitted in 1982 in [[Brisbane]] and [[Sydney]]. Austext was shut down in September 2009.<ref name="ripa">{{Cite news |url=http://www.cnet.com.au/rip-austext-will-you-shed-a-tear-339297406.htm |title=RIP Austext: Will you shed a tear? |author=Derek Fung |accessdate=7 July 2013 |date=15 July 2009 |work=CNET |publisher=CBS Interactive }}</ref> [[TCN]], head station of the [[Nine Network]] and ATN's competitor, tried a teletext service in 1977, but as of 1979 it wasn't frequently updated due to the lack of teletext receivers.<ref name="electronics"/>

In its early years, there were two separate services: 7-Text coming out of [[ATN (TV station)|ATN]] in Sydney<ref name="electronics">{{cite web |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/AUSTRALIA/Electronics-Australia/EA-1980-04.pdf |title=Electronics Australia |date=April 1980 |accessdate=2 October 2024 |page=12 }}</ref> with a separate version for HSV-7 in Melbourne,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Practical-Television/70s/Television-Servicing-UK-1978-11.pdf |title=Television |date=November 1978 |accessdate=3 October 2024 |page=19 }}</ref> and in Brisbane, SevenTel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Practical-Television/80s/Television-Servicing-UK-1981-01.pdf |title=Television |date=January 1981 |accessdate=2 October 2024 |page=23 }}</ref> In 1988, BTQ-7 became responsible for the national service and was renamed Austext.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/AUSTRALIA/ETI-Australia/80s/ETI-1988-11.pdf |title=ETI Australia |date=November 1988 |accessdate=3 October 2024 |page=30 }}</ref>