AMTA Snapshot Edition 140

Don?t drive yourself to distraction this Xmas Two of Australia?s leading racing car drivers have joined with the Federal Government, motoring clubs and the mobile phone industry to warn drivers about the dangers of text messaging while driving.Australia?s newly-crowned V8 Supercar champion, Jamie Whincup, multiple Bathurst 1000 winner, Craig Lowndes, and Federal Transport Minister, Anthony Albanese, have warned drivers about being distracted by illegally using their mobile phones while driving.

Queanbeyan West Public School wins MobileMuster National Schools Recycling Challenge Queanbeyan West Public School students lived up to their school motto, ?Nothing but the Best?, when named today the winners of the national MobileMuster Schools Recycling Challenge, beating more than 300 schools with their mobile phone recycling efforts.

Spectrum is a key consideration for the roadmap to advance Australia?s digital economy AMTA Chief Executive Officer, Chris Althaus, says the influence and contribution of mobile telecommunications to the digital economy continues to grow as technologies, services and applications reach further into all sectors of our economy and society, providing significant - and growing - social and economic benefits for all Australians.

PM?s XI provides perfect setting for 2009 policy and regulatory agenda The Prime Minister?s XI Cricket Match in January will provide AMTA Members with a great opportunity to meet Ministers, MPs and senior bureaucrats in an informal, relaxed setting to discuss important industry issues.

Minister welcomes new telco consumer leadership group The Minister for Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today welcomed the appointment of senior officers to lead Australia?s new telecommunications consumer peak representation body.

Mobile phone to be main Web tool in 2020: survey Mobile devices will be the primary tool to connect to the Internet in the year 2020 and voice-recognition and touch-screen interfaces will be much more prevalent, according to a new survey on the future of technology.

ACMA considers amending the rules for managing VoIP numbers The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released a public discussion paper seeking comment on proposals to amend its numbering plan to help better manage phone numbers used by services based on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

Mobile phone voting approved Parliament has approved a law making Estonia the first country to allow voting by mobile phone.

Experts Detail the 3 Rules for Technological Fixes ?Technology can do great things, but it also can be over sold as panacea for a host of social ills. A better use of technology can be gained if those who guide technology policy, and thus investment, are clear about how to apply it and know what to expect from their efforts.

Last edition of the year, we will be back in January 2009 Dear Readers, Today?s edition of Snapshot ? number 140 ? is the last of the year. We hope that you have enjoyed all 46 editions that we have brought you during 2008.Snapshot is going to take a break and will restart in January 2009.AMTA takes this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year