Mobile phones will not be allowed in to Queensland prisons after a convicted murderer used one to plot an escape using a helicopter and firearms.
Mobile subscribers to Australia's second largest telco Optus jumped by 18 per cent in 2003 to 5.36 million.
update: Australia's second largest telco Optus plans to spend between AU$500 million and AU$800 million to extend its third generation (3G) mobile coverage outside of Australia's capital cities to rural areas.
Telstra has asked the federal government to clarify if it will regulate the telco's proposed AU$1 billion third generation, or 3G, mobile phone network.
Telstra chief Sol Trujillo is in Spain while his senior executives front a Senate committee in Canberra today.
Australia's mobile telecommunications market grew by more than 12 per cent in 2002/03, driven by a continuing surge in pre-paid services.
Optus and Vodafone have signed an agreement allowing their customers to send multimedia messages between the two networks from next week.
Telstra Country Wide has announced a AU$231 million investment in 2003/04 to improve services to regional areas.
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