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AMTA attends Labor’s National Conference AMTA Chief Executive Officer, Chris Althaus, is attending the ALP National Conference in Sydney to discuss key policies affecting the mobile telecommunications industry. He will attend a series of meetings with senior Opposition frontbenchers on issues related to AMTA's members. He attended last night's Labor Leaders' Dinner hosted by the Leader of the Opposition, Kevin Rudd.

Communications Department gets new head The Minister for Communication, Information Technology and the Arts Senator Helen Coonan yesterday thanked Helen Williams AO for her outstanding contribution as Secretary for the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. Ms Patricia Scott will replace Ms Williams as Secretary of the Department.

WHO research does not support UK cluster claims The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association has relied on the findings of the World Health Organisation (WHO) that there is no convincing scientific evidence that RF signals from base stations and wireless networks cause adverse health effects following reports of claimed cancer clusters from the United Kingdom this week.

MobileMuster takes it to the street Over 45,000 households in Victoria have been sent special bags for collecting their unwanted mobile phones, batteries and accessories. The phones along with other items such as books, bric-a-brac and clothing will be collected using the existing household recycling network. If successful, kerb-side recycling could offer Australians a very convenient way to responsibly dispose of their old mobile products.On Tuesday 1st May MobileMuster plans to run away with the circus

US slow off the mark with mobile banking JupiterResearch says that despite renewed efforts on the part of financial institutions, overall interest in mobile banking services is limited. The company says that just eight percent of online consumers who own a cell phone are interested in using mobile browsing to check account balances.

Historic mobile brick on display in the Alice Australia's first mobile phone will be a feature of Heritage Week celebrations at the Alice Springs Telegraph Station tonight, reports ABC Online.