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Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association
Friday, 14 May 2010
AMTA Snapshot Edition 203

Interphone study for release next week

Chris Althaus 2008 Interphone, a 13-nation study and the biggest study undertaken of its kind into the potential health impacts of mobile phones, is scheduled for release early next week.

Aussies show they aren’t chicken – a thousand thanks!

Last Christmas, MobileMuster and Oxfam called on Australians to recycle their old mobile phones to make a difference to the planet and families struggling against poverty and thanks to your generosity 1000 chickens were provided to families in Laos.

Victorian Tribunal decision reaffirms key planning principles for Telecommunications Facilities

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has reaffirmed a number of key planning principles for Telecommunications Facilities with a recent decision.

MP hit with $10,000 mobile bill

South Australian member of parliament Russell Wortley who was hit with a $10,000 bill on his taxpayer-funded phone after his son downloaded football games, AAP reported this week.

F.C.C. weighs plan to warn of high cellphone bill

The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday that it was seeking public comment on a plan that would require wireless phone companies to notify customers when they are running up unusually high charges for data usage, roaming or other uses beyond what is covered by regular monthly fees.

New Inquiry into Cyber-Safety

The Parliament’s new Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety has today launched its inquiry into the safety of children and young people on the Internet.

New laws to target cyber bullies

Young victims of cyber bullying and tormenting classmates will be given legal protection under new anti-harassment laws to be introduced by the federal government, the Sydney Morning Herald wrote this week.

British man banned from using mobile after fake emergency calls

Cellullar News reports that a British man has been banned from using a mobile phone for five years after he ignored repeated warnings to stop making silent and fake calls to the emergency services. Barry Docherty, 24 from York has already been previously jailed for making 50 silent calls to the police control room in just one hour.

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