AMTA Snapshot Edition 118

Mobile phone health and safety issues explained on new web portal From time to time concerns are raised in the media and other places about the safety of mobile phones and towers. Media reports claim that research has found a possible link between mobiles and health effects. Then there are references to scientific studies giving mobiles the all clear.

MobileMuster and its partner, Landcare Australia, to plant 100,000 native trees One hundred thousand native trees will be planted as part of MobileMuster?s recent Old Phones More Trees campaign. This is a 40% increase on last year?s campaign.

Mobile phone industry provides parents with management tools to supervise children?s use The mobile telecommunications industry in Australia has introduced a series of measures to assist parents to monitor and supervise the use of mobile phones by their children, the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association has told the Sydney Morning Herald.

Industry Code of Practice to make internet a safer place for children The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today welcomed the release of the Content Services Code, a new industry code of practice for providers of online and mobile phone content. The new code was approved by the Australian Communications and Media Authority on 10 July 2008.

ACMA approves industry code of practice to protect children from unsuitable online and mobile phone content The Australian Communications and Media Authority has approved the Content Services Code, an industry code of practice for providers of online and mobile phone content developed by the Internet Industry Association (IIA).

ACMA welcomes new Consumer Consultative Forum members The Australian Communications and Media Authority announced today that four new members have joined its Communications Consumer Consultative Forum (CCF), effective immediately.

2008 communications consumer dialogue to focus on building communities through communications Australia?s communications consumer, industry and government representatives will gather in Sydney later this month to share their thoughts on how technology can build stronger communities and cross social boundaries.

Mobile phone jamming introduced to New Zealand prisons Corrections Minister Phil Goff said recently that cellphone blocking being implemented in New Zealand prisons is a major step forward that will stop prisoners committing further offences while behind bars. He made the remarks during a visit to Otago Corrections Facility.