VIEW: Mobile Phone News in Iranian Mass Media, Wednesday, April 30, 2008

• Hamrah Aval, Taliya and Irancell SIM cards traded at fixed prices
• Even 10% phone import tariff against domestic producers
• Domestic mobile production halts with 10% phone import tariff
• Guaranteed Motorola Q9h on market
• Commerce Minister offers 4% phone import tariff
• Nokia Classic 6500
• HTC P3300 drops 100,000 rials
• Nokia 6600 available on global market
• Domestic phones holds 0.5% of local market
• “World’s cheapest best-selling mobile phone”
• “Article 1 Commission better to not sleep”

Articles Digest:
• Chief Executive of Informatics Industries Research Center said in an interview with MOBNA that the establishment of mobile phone lab needs a five billion rial credit. This was the major mobile phone news published today in the Iranian mass media, including Eghtesad-e Pouya, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Sobh-e Eghtesad and Donya-ye Eghtesad dailies.
• The price of used Hamrah Aval SIM cards fell down drastically in Tehran. This was published today in Javan, Asrar and Abrar dailies.
• SIM card sellers in Tehran said about the fixed prices of Taliya, Irancell and Hamra Aval SIM cards, wrote MOBNA. This was published today in Donya-ye Eghtesad and Asr-e eghtesad dailies.
• The 10 percent import duty on mobile phones will not help domestic mobile phone production, said Chief Executive of Nimeh Emad Hadi Co. This was published only in Jahan-e Eghtesad daily.
• A member of board of founders of Mobile Phone Production Consortium said 10 percent import duty on mobile phones does not end the domestic mobile phone production. This was published today in Eghtesad-e Pouya daily.
• Motorola Q9h was introduced to Tehran’s mobile phone market for the first time under Fitco Co. warranty. This was published today in Asr-e Eghtesad daily.
• An informed source said in an interview with HAMNA that Commerce Minister offered four percent import duty on mobile phones. This was published today in Fanavaran daily.
• Unlike Classic model which is made of aluminum, Nokia 6500 fold is made of stainless steel. The battery cover, front panel and keypad are even made of steel.
• The price of HTC smart phone P3300 dropped 100,000 rials in Tehran, wrote MOBNA.
• The latest Nokia 6600 fold was introduced to global mobile phone market in April, wrote MOBNA.
• Chief Executive and a member of board of directors of Fitco Company said in an interview with HAMNA that according to the figures, 120,000 mobile phones have been produced in Iran that holds less than 0.5% percent of local mobile phone market compared with 25 million imported mobile phones.
• Donya-ye Eghtesad daily today published an article titled “World’s cheapest best-selling mobile phone” written by Neda Lahrodi that names the best-selling mobile phones in the global mobile phone market.
• Fanavaran daily today published an article titled “Article 1 Commission better to not sleep” that discusses in detail the cut in import duty on mobile phones.
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