AMTA Snapshot Edition 89

AMTA elects new Chair and acknowledges role of retiring Chair AMTA held its Annual General Meeting yesterday and elected Louise Sexton as the new Chair with Andrew Volard retaining the position as Deputy Chair. Louise takes over from Holly Kramer who stepped down from the Chair after two years at the helm.

AMTA 2007 Annual Report released The 2007 AMTA Annual report was released yesterday at the Annual General Meeting in Melbourne.

The November edition of Mobile Insite is available today The latest edition of Mobile Insite was released today. It covers the Australian Centre for Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research’s Science Week held late last month.

AMTA meets with the Alannah and Madeline Foundation to discuss safe and responsible use of mobiles by young people AMTA met yesterday with the Chief Executive Officer of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation in Melbourne to discuss issues related to the use of mobile phones and bullying.

Exploring road safety partnerships with the Traffic Accident Commission of Victoria AMTA has expressed interest in partnering with The Traffic Accident Commission of Victoria in the use of the mobile telecommunications industry’s safe driving tips for Victorian fleet drivers.

Teenage girls’ mobile game breaches community standards - AMTA AMTA has questioned whether a new mobile phone game for teenage girls meets community standards and has suggested that industry and the Australian Communications and Media Authority may need to consider how games of this kind relate to the requirements of the Mobile Premium Services Industry Scheme.

Handheld mobile use while driving is illegal and undesirable – but not an epidemic AMTA has questioned a claim made in the Daily Telegraph this week that said mobile phone use while driving is at “epidemic proportions”.

Treat autism study with caution, says industry People should not jump to conclusions based on the findings of a study claiming a link between mobile phones, wi-fi and autism, the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) said today.

New system for purchasing products via your mobile PayPal has unveiled Mobile Checkout, allowing people in Australia to buy movie tickets, flowers and other goods on-the-fly, reports smh.com.au.