AMTA Snapshot Edition 87

Mobile industry welcomes Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s report The mobile telecommunications industry welcomes the release of the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s Report for 2007 this week. The Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA), Chris Althaus, said the report provided the industry with valuable feedback, which is used to improve customer services.

Mobile telecommunications industry responds to criticism from NSW Fair Trading Minister The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association has rejected claims about mobile phone affordability and the effectiveness of the complaints system made by the New South Wales Minister for Fair Trading, Youth and Volunteering, Linda Burney.

AMTA General Meeting in Melbourne on November 22 The AMTA Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 22 November at 12 Noon. All members are welcome to attend at Ericsson, Level 37, 360 Elizabeth St, Melbourne.

October shipments pass the one million mark for the first time October was a record month for the shipment of mobile phones to Australia with numbers surpassing the one million mark for the first time.

MCF support for “Platform for South Australian Communities” Last week, the Mobile Carriers Forum wrote to the President of the South Australia Local Government Association (SALGA) in support of Platform for South Australian Communities released just prior to the Federal Election.

AMTA’s Education Focus Gathers Momentum The Queensland Government has recognised AMTA’s work on the education front. The Queensland Department of Education, Training and the Arts have dedicated a page of their website to the issue of mobile use by students. This commentary notes the responsibilities of school principals and includes a direct reference to the use of AMTA’s Schools Template as a model policy framework for schools to use in managing for the responsible and safe use of mobile telephony in the school environment.

Last days to bid on MobileMuster / Nic Cerrone Jewellery range There are only four days left to place your bid on six unique jewellery pieces designed by Nic Cerrone on behalf of MobileMuster. The jewellery range was created to showcase the precious metals like gold, silver and copper that can be recovered by recycling mobile phones.

MobileMuster team goes on the road to meet with participants This month a team of MobileMuster representatives will visit selected mobile phone retailers participating in the industry’s recycling program. The team will meet with store managers and their staff to encourage them to ask every customer if they have mobile phones to recycle.