Iranian mobile News Media Review Sunday June 30 2008

• Distribution of already sold 0910 sim cards to begin  this week, an official in state owned Mobile Company of Iran (MCI) told Fars news agency.
     Published in Jomhouri, Kaenat, Saheb Ghalam, Asr-e Eghtesad, Siasat-e Rooz, Fanavaran, Etemad, Jahan-e Sanat, Etemad-e Melli and Asr-e Resaneh newspapers.

• Nationwide spot sale of 0912 sim cards to start in the three weeks, an official in state owned Mobile Company of Iran (MCI) told ISNA news agency.
     Published in Saheb Ghalam, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Rah-e Mardom, Hayat-e No, Eghtesad-e Pouya, Abrar-e Eghtesadi and Jahan-e Eghtesad newspapers.

• Postpaid catchy mobile phone numbers 09121107110 was sold at 37.1 million rails (4,000 dollars) and 09121109110 was sold at 31.7 million rials (3,400 dollars) in MCI catchy number 9th auction, the director of Mobile Telecommunications Transactions Committee told Mobna news agency.
          Published in Kaenat, Fanavaran, Hayat-e no, Hosban, Sarmaye and Rah-e mardom newspapers. Also published in IRNA, ISNA and Mobna news agencies.
 
• All phone operators must pay a capacity allocation fee, an official in the telecommunication board told Mobna news agency. Published in Asr-e Eghtesad, Eghtesad-e Pouya, Jahan-e Sanat, Fanavaran and Abrar-e Eghtesadi newspapers.

• Mobile phone users in Iran lack the proper demeanor in using sets also much of their mobile features goes unnoticed, an expert told Mobna news agency.
     Published in Asr-e Resaneh, Jahan-e Sanat, Jahan-e Eghtesad and Abrar-e Eghtesadi newspapers.

• Irans telecommunication ministry announced sim cards which have been purchased from 31 May 2008 will be distributed this week.
     Published in Poul, Khabar and Donyay-eEghtesad newspapers.

• Sim cards sold at 1.5 million rials (160 dollars) which lack roaming service to be distributed sooner than scheduled, an MCI official told Mobna news agency.
     Published in Asr-e Resaneh newspaper.

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