AMTA notes in a review of the anti-siphoning scheme for sport on television the recent Productivity Commisison’s remarks, which labelled it anti-competitive and called for fewer sports on the anti-siphoning list to reduce its anti-competitive impact.

In Australia, mobile broadband connections for netbooks, laptops, PCs and other devices grew around 81% in the year to December 2009. However, competition is fierce, service differentiation is difficult and operators must continue investing in more capacity to support growth, says one of Australia’s leading analysts.

The Mobile Carriers Forum (MCF) is visiting State Capitals in April 2010 to provide the latest industry news and resources to mobile telecommunications network carrier representatives and network deployment teams involved in site acquisition, planning, design and radio frequency issues.

MobileMuster is inviting AMTA members to get behind this year’s Old Phones More Trees campaign, by encouraging staff and customers to recycle their old mobile phones, batteries, chargers and accessories with MobileMuster between 1 May and 5th June, World Environment Day. A tree will be planted by Landcare Australia for every kilogram of old mobiles collected.

There were 711,915 mobile phone handsets shipped to Australia in March, according to the latest Informark figures.

The National Centre Against Bullying Conference to this week called for a clarification of Australia’s laws in relation to cybersafety and wellbeing solutions.

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy today announced that 30 schools would participate in the Australian Government’s Youth Advisory Group on Cyber-safety in 2010.

A man sparked a major search-and-rescue effort this morning when he became lost in a stormwater drain in Melbourne's east, reports the Age today.

Australian Customs has come up empty-handed after investigating an allegation staff helped move counterfeit iPhones past border controls without detection, the Australian newspaper reported this week.

A new report has found young Australians in their mid-twenties are involved in risky driving behaviour including speeding; drink driving; not wearing a seatbelt; being under the influence of an illegal drug and using a mobile phone while driving.