Iranian mobile News Media Review Thursday 10 July 2008

• Foreign companies are allowed to acquire up to 10 percent of currently state owned Telecommunication of Iran (TCI) stocks, a TCI board member said
Published in Hamshahri, Iran, Abrar Eghtesadi, Kargozaran, Hambastegi, Asr Eghtesad, Khabar, Etemad, Jahan Sanat, Etemad Meli, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Donya Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya and Ghods newspapers.

• Sms online book or as it is referred to sms bank has been launched, in order to develop right mobile set and sms connection demeanor, the project manager said
Published in Sobh Eghtesad, Ebtekar, Poul, Fanavaran, Jahan Eghtesad and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers. 

• Walk-in sale of 0910 sim cards will starts as of 13 July in telecommunication services bureaus nationwide, Mobile Company of Iran announced.
Published in Keyhan, Arman and Poul newspapers. Also published in Mobna news agency.
 
• By installing sms server in provinces telecommunication centers, sending and receiving sms from landline phones to mobile phone will become possible, an official said.
Published in Asr Eghtesad, Donya Eghtesad and Ebtekar newspapers.
 
• The new 0910 sim cards will go on spot sale after the distribution of the already sold ones are over, a telecommunication official said.
Published in SArmaye and Donya Eghtesad newspapers.

• Youth unemployment and their lack of appropriate leisure activities drives them to using mobile, a psychologist believes.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• “Cell information” service which is for telling users local position is active on mobile sets of Mobile Company of Irans subscribers in some regions in Tehran, an official in Mobile Company of Iran.
Published in Etelaat newspaper.
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