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Mobile industry urges certainty on key spectrum management decisions The Australian mobile telecommunications industry today called on the Australian Government to reduce commercial uncertainty and support the reissue of incumbent spectrum licences so industry can plan its ongoing investments in advanced mobile technologies that will be fundamental to the growth of Australia?s digital economy.

AMTA rejects false newspaper claims on innovative mobile network infrastructure AMTA has rejected the unjustified and false claims this week in the Daily Telegraph, which accused the industry of using ?tricks? to disguise mobile phone base stations.

All aboard for AMTA?s Charity Sailing Challenge AMTA and its members invite you to participate in the 2008 Telco Charity Sailing Challenge on Sydney Harbour on November 27, 2008.

A scientific lesson on the birds and the bees AMTA responded this week to overseas news reports in local newspaper that mobile phones, among other sources, were causing birds and bees to lose their bearings, fail to reproduce and die.

Dick Smith introduces MobileMuster to over 250 stores Dick Smith has joined MobileMuster to offer mobile phone recycling to their customers. From next week all Dick Smith and PowerHouse stores will have MobileMuster units. This brings the number of mobile phone retailers participating in MobileMuster to just over 2,200. The program collects from a growing network of participants including schools, businesses, service centres, manufacturers, banks and other organisations

MobileMuster launches National Schools Recycling Challenge Schools are being challenged to get students ?spring cleaning? their homes for mobile phones for National Recycling Week, which ends on Friday 14th November. This week MobileMuster contacted thousands of schools to invite them to join the challenge. Schools who send in mobile phones to MobileMuster can receive a range of rewards including native Australian trees (tube stock), school stationary packs, slap band wrist watches and back packs. MobileMuster will also provide teaching resources and activities to participating schools to help students to learn why and how to recycle mobile phones.

Industry, business & Government drive digital economy future The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today met with industry and business leaders to drive the vision for Australia's future in the global digital economy.

How to investigate privacy complaints - Privacy Commissioner issues new guides The Australian Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, recently released new guidance to assist organisations who seek to engage in electronic marketing.