The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
Further studies are needed to determine if this is the case.
Plester adds, "Using text abbreviations is not damaging fairly competent spellers and writers, but we don't know yet about those who are struggling, those who have less ability with English." [BBC News]
Dr. Plester states another positive aspect of text messaging: "Texting could be used positively to increase phonetic awareness in less able children and perhaps increase their language skills in a fun yet educational way." [BBC News]
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