Iranian Mobile News Media Review Wednesday, June 18 2008

• MCI (Mobile Company of Iran) announced that by providing the needed capacity another 10 million subscribers could be added in the year ending March 2009.
• Published in Iran, Tafahom, Donya-e Eghtesad, Hambastegi, Arman, Poul, Abrar Eghtesadi, Afarinesh, Kaenat, Mardosalari, Saheb Ghalam, Asr Rasaneh, Siasat Rouz, Ebtekar newspapers and ISNA and Mobna news agencies.
• Around 94,000 have registered in the first three weeks for the new 0910 sim cards, each priced at 1.5 million rials (160 dollars).
• Published in Kayhan, Tafahom, Sarmayeh, Jahan Sanat, Doya-e Eghtesda, Fanavaran, Asr Rasaneh and Fars news agency.
• Deputy minister of communication predicted that within the next three weeks the call for tender for the third nation wide mobile operator will be announced. The Russian operator Megafon and others from China, UK, Indonesia and United Arab Emirates are among them.
• Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Jahan Sanat, Asr Resaneh.
• MCI announced that its subscribers will be able to get internet access through GPRS in Shahrivar 1387 (September – October 2009).
• Published in Hamshahri, Eghtesad Pouya, and Mehr news agency.
• MCI announced that the company managed to sell 1.28 trillion rials (137 million dollars) worth of pre-paid and post paid sim cards through interent registration scheme.