Australian telcos recorded more than 250,000 lost or stolen mobile phones last year, with Telstra's early numbers for this summer indicating Australians are not becoming any less careless with their handsets.
The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) welcomes the legislation passed by the Senate this week making it a criminal offence to "rebirth" stolen mobile phones by illegally modifying a phone's electronic serial number.
Stolen or lost mobile phones will be blocked across all GSM networks in Australia from September 15.
Senator Richard Alston, the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, has flagged new laws to crack down on Internet harassment and the usage of the medium to advocate violence.
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Stolen or lost mobile phones will be blocked across all GSM networks in Australia from September 15.
The Federal Government has announced it will make it illegal to change a mobile phone's unique IMEI number in a move to strengthen attempts to end rampant mobile theft.
Vodafone has announced it has blocked lost and stolen mobile phones from its network, in a move which further hinders the market for stolen handsets.
Mobile phone gone missing? Australian Web site PhoneChoice.com.au is offering a service to match lost or stolen phones with their rightful owners -- and will even courier handsets back, safe and sound.
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