Iranian mobile News Media Review Sunday 28 July 2008

• Telecommunication minister announced that Telecommunication Company of Iran has detached from the ministry. “If every company wants to be privatized, finance ministry will handle it,” he said.
Published in Jomhouri, Resalat, Hambastegi, Kaenat, Sobh Eghtesad and Hadaf o Eghtesad newspapers. Also in Fars and Mehr news agencies.

• Mobile Company of Irans surveillance and management deputy said 11 until 15 and 18 until 20 (Iran`s local time GMT +0430) are sms busiest periods.
Published in Donya Eghtesad, Jahan Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• Sms operators tender documents have not been ready yet, a Mobile Company of Iran official said.
Published in Eghtesad Pouya, Abrar Eghtesadi and Donya Eghtesad newspapers.

• All of Tehran subway stations except of new stations have been under Mobile Company of Iran coverage, Mobile Company of Irans surveillance and management deputy said.
Published in Jomhouri, Poul and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers.

• Third mobile phone operator tender manager said that third operator needs 81 billion dollars investment and the tender will be held with in the next two weeks.
Published in Keyhan, Asr Eghtesad and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.  

• Mobile Company of Iran 10th catchy postpaid mobile phone numbers auction will be held around 22 August, a company official said.
Published in Jomhouri and Jame Jam newspapers.
 
• The audit office announced its report about increasing Telecommunication Company of Iran capital and approved it, the Mobile Company of Iran official said.
Published in Asr Eghtesad newspaper. Also in ILNA news agency.

• Two weeks have passed since Mobile Company of Iran uploaded Persian font sms software on its website, but so far only 300,000 MCI subscribers have downloaded it.
Published in Karoon newspaper.

• Third nation wide mobile phone operator tender invitations will be announced by next week, telecommunication ministry deputy said.
Published in Iran newspaper.

• The Commerce ministry’s head of Economic Basij department said they would welcome the plan for ration coupon announcements via sms.
    Published in Mobna news agency. 
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