However, Telstra has also received payments from the Federal Government for its role in the National Broadband Network totalling $176 million for the half. The company also made $381 million in cost savings during the half, with some of its call centres closing as more customers use online self-service. Excluding spectrum cost and any unexpected items, Telstra is expecting to have low single-digit growth in revenue and pre-tax earnings for the rest of the financial year, and has committed to maintaining its full-franked dividend of 14 cents per half this financial year.