AMTA Snapshot Edition 145

Industry hears consumer concerns and takes action on mobile premium services The mobile telecommunications industry is responding to consumer concerns about premium services with a range of measures, including a new, soon to be released enforceable code as well as current practical tips to assist customers, AMTA Chief Executive Officer, Chris Althaus, told Channel Nine today.

Spectrum infrastructure vital for full participation in digital economy If Australia is to achieve full participation in the digital economy, the Federal Government must ensure there is sufficient and appropriate radiofrequency spectrum for mobile telecommunications to meet future growth in demand for advanced mobile services such as Mobile Broadband, says AMTA in a submission paper.

Gorilla warfare over recycling, says newspaper A battle is brewing between friends of gorillas and tree-huggers over who'll recycle your old mobile, reports extratech editor Richard Conrad in this week?s Herald Sun.

Practical advice on reducing exposure from mobile phones AMTA has produced some practical new consumer advice for mobile telecommunications users who, despite the weight of scientific evidence finding no substantiated link between mobile phone use and health impacts, may still have some health concerns.

ACCC hung up on lack of clarity in phone service advertising Parts of the phone industry continue to engage in poor practices that frustrate consumers,despite a string of Australian Competition and Consumer Commission enforcement actionsdealing with lack of clarity in advertising.

Exploring improved communications access for disabled Australians The Rudd Government is investigating new ways to improve access to communications services and technologies for people with disabilities.

Mobile industry requests more spectrum Heavyweights from the mobile telephony industry combined today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to plea with world governments to allocate more spectrum to mobile data services, Mobility reports this week.

Seeking US, European harmony on 700 MHz The GSM Association this week used the sizable platform of the Mobile World Congress to plead with regulators in Europe to make 700 MHz spectrum available for wireless use.

Mobile industry highlights positives Reuters reports from Barcelona that mobile industry executives at the sector's biggest annual fair are under no illusion as to how tough this year will be, with even the world's largest operator, China Mobile, feeling the impact.