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Articles tagged with: Amta
PrePay Registration May be Ineffective Says Red Tape Study
A preliminary report by Australia's Productivity Commission has warned that identity checks on PrePay phone purchasers are imposing significant costs on both industry and consumer, while not delivering a commensurate level of benefits to the police and security services. more
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Why Parents Buy Mobile Phones for their Children
The overwhelming reason why parents buy mobile phones for their children is for safety and security reasons, the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (amta) said in response to claims made by a recent Australia Institute study. amta's Chief Executive Officer, Chris Althaus, rejected Australia Institute claims that the mobile phone industry was increasingly targeting children. more
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4 Million Mobiles "on hold" For No Reason"
Results released by the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (amta) show that public awareness of mobile phone recycling has risen with collections passing the two million handset and battery mark. Consumer awareness increased (46 to 54%), while fewer people threw their mobiles out with the rubbish, down from 9% last year to 5% in 2006. more
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Stolen GSM handsets no longer work in Australia
The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (amta) says that lost and stolen mobile phones will now be blocked on all GSM networks in Australia from the beginning of this week. "Using new anti-theft technology which shares information with all carriers, lost and stolen mobile phones are now virtually worthless, because once reported as missing they cannot be connected to any network in Australia" said amta Chief Executive Officer, Mr Graham Chalker. more
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Australia to get stolen handset blocking from August
As we originally reported in February, Australia's Telstra has now outlined the plans for its blocking of stolen and lost IMEI handsets on its network. Telstra Mobile Group Managing Director, David Thodey, made the full details known at the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (amta) Congress in Sydney today. more
Telstra to assist in recycling cell phones
The Australian cellular network, Telstra is planning to support a mobile phone recycling initiative by placing recycling bins in the 143 Telstra Shops around Australia. The recycling campaign - Phones for Planet Ark - is a joint initiative of the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (amta) and Planet Ark. The campaign's objective is to recycle 120 tonnes of mobile phones and mobile batteries each year. more
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