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AMTA working with authorities on national security issues AMTA is working co-operatively with law enforcement authorities to ensure that any measures to tighten ID checks for prepaid mobile phone customers are effective and do not disadvantage the vast majority of law-abiding mobile phone users, AMTA Chief Executive Officer, Chris Althaus, said this week.

No evidence for cellphone mast illness There is no evidence that cellphone masts cause fatigue, anxiety or headaches, according to one of the largest studies of their possible effects on health, the New Scientist reports this week.

Update on social research project at Members Forum in Melbourne Professor Michael Bittman from the University of New England is one of the lead researchers in an exciting new research project, which, for the first time in Australia, is examining the social impact of mobile technologies at home and work.

Whereis MobileMuster MobileMuster has made it even easier for consumers to find their local drop off point by using whereis mapping functionality. The locator tool on the MobileMuster website now visually shows consumers where MobileMuster drop off points are located. Details of the business name, address and contact details are also listed below the map and also come up when you scoll over the ‘Milton’ icons.

Guide to Interception Legislation A report produced by a company called SS8 Networks The Ready Guide to Intercept Legislation provides information on the Interception framework of 24 countries including Australia.

DC Marketing issued with a $149,600 penalty for ‘missed call’ marketing The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued DC Marketing Europe Limited with an Infringement Notice, carrying a penalty of $149,600, for extensive breaches of the Spam Act 2003. The penalty is the largest issued by ACMA since the Spam Act’s penalty provisions came into force in April 2004.