Snapshot Edition 26

Mobile phone industry welcomes release of RMIT report The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) welcomes this week’s release of comprehensive testing of RMIT building 108, AMTA CEO Chris Althaus said. He said an expert, peer-reviewed medical report on RMIT found no cancer cluster exists. The report also found that “there is no evidence to suggest that tumours identified resulted from an occupational cause within building 108”.

Mobile phone trial on aircraft The Australian Communications and Media Authority published a gazette notice today to amend the Radiocommunications Act 1992 in order to license a device proposed for a trial to allow mobile phone services on board aircraft in flight.

AMP Capital Investors Green Week musters over 400 handsets More then 400 handsets, 230 batteries and 275 accessories were collected from staff in six AMP Capital Investors buildings during their recent Green Week initiative.

Working with Local Councils on future rollout plans The Mobile Carriers Forum NSW Division is providing Gosford and Blacktown City Councils with coverage maps outlining future requirements for all carriers in the regions.

ACCC report on telecommunications market indicators The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released its 2004-2005 report on telecommunications market indicators. The report shows continued growth in the mobile market and provides revenue, usage and market share information for mobile telephony voice services.

US consumers increasingly happy with mobiles Overall satisfaction among wireless mobile phone owners has increased by 4% when compared to 2005, according to a J.D. Power and Associates report.

Locating mobiles in prisons The GEO Group, the second largest private prison management company in the USA, is implementing a new application of patented high-tech equipment for detecting and locating hidden mobile phones in prisons.

Ombudsman to speak at AMTA Networking Forum Mr John Pinnock, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, will discuss the complaints received in relation to mobiles, issues concerning mobile premium services and the new challenges as convergence gathers momentum at the next AMTA Networking Forum to be held in Melbourne on Thursday 24 August between 4.30-6.30pm.

AMTA’s Mobile Telecommunications Conference 2006 The CEO Forum will provide one of the highlights for AMTA's Mobile Telecommunications Conference 2006. The Forum brings together the CEOs/Managing Directors of the four carriers to discuss the latest industry developments.