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Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association
Friday, September 18, 2009
AMTA Snapshot Edition 174

Radio spectrum speculation goes mobile, says newspapers

Chris Althaus 2008 The Age and SMH ran a story by Dan Oakes this week “Radio Spectrum Goes Mobile” speculating on the outcome of the Government’s deliberations on Digital Dividend spectrum.

AMTA General Meeting in Sydney on November 26

The AMTA Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 26 November at 12 Noon. All members are welcome to attend at VHA, Level 6, Tower B, 799 Pacific Highway, Chatswood, Sydney.

Reducing red tape cuts costs and increases customer service

The Productivity Commission’s latest report, Annual Review of Regulatory Burdens on Business: Social and Economic Infrastructure Services Sector – identifies ways to reduce the regulatory burdens on businesses in aged care, health, child care, education, information media and telecommunications, energy and transport.

Foreign Correspondent journeys to Congo in search of coltan

ABC TV Foreign Correspondent’s Eric Campbell’s journeys to the heart of the warzone in the Congo to investigate the link between the demand for gadgets and a seemingly endless - and certainly brutal - African war.

MobileMuster features at Waste & Recycle 2009 Conference in Fremantle.

MobileMuster, the official recycling program of the mobile phone industry, participated in the Waste & Recycle Conference, which was hosted this week in Fremantle by the Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA), the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) and the Department of Environment and Conservation. The event attracted hundreds of industry representatives from across Australia.

Young driver’s get the message but a lot of room for improvement

Fewer young drivers say they have sent or read text messages while driving, according to the latest AAMI young drivers’ survey.

Milton MobileMuster to visit Camden

This Sunday, Milton, the popular MobileMuster mascot, will be a special visitor at the Camden Festival, Lions Street Fair.

Environmental Working Group guide on SAR and mobile phones

In September 2009 the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a public health advocacy group based in Washington D.C, presented an “online guide” on the amount of radio frequency (RF) energy absorbed when using a mobile phone, says the Mobile Manufacturers Forum (MMF) in a new Viewpoint article released this week.

US Government goes on wireless shopping spree

The U.S. government has gone on a wireless shopping spree, buying off-the-shelf equipment, services and software to meet its changing communications needs, the CTIA reports this week in .Smartbrief.

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