Iranian mobile News Media Review Saturday 2 August 2008

• Privatization organization head said that when audit office announces Telecommunication earning per share information, five percent of its  share will be quoted in Tehran Stock Exchange by next week.
Published in Jomhouri, Javan, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Donya Eghtesad, SArmaye and Kaenat newspapers.

• Mobile Company of Iran navigator service will be launched in second half of the Iranian year (22 September – 20 March), a MCI official said.
Published in Resalat, Poul, Fanavaran, Abrar Eghtesadi and Kaenat newspapers.
 
• Telecommunication Company of Iran offered tariff on GPRS service will be approved by Regulation Organization of telecommunication ministry by the next 15 days.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Fanavaran, Poul and Kaenat newspapers.

• The State owned Mobile Company of Iran postpaid sim cards are ready to be sold as of August 2.
Published in Keyhan, Arman and Karoon newspapers. Also in Mehr, ISNA, Fars, ILNA, Mobna, Mouj, Iscanews, and Borna news agencies.

• The smuggled mobile sets are sold in Iran mobile phone market simply by changing their serial numbers, an economic expert said.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad and Fanavaran newspapers.

• If telecommunication privatization is not controlled carefully, it can cause imbalance in the market, an official said.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad newspaper and Elm Rouz weekly magazine.

• An Iranian lawmaker said that local production of mobile sets is an impossible task due to the ever expanding technologies.
Published in Hayat No newspaper.

• So far governmental organizations have placed no surveillance on the selling of sets with no warranties and with low quality, a market insider said.
Published in Fanavaran newspaper.

• Persian translation of the Muslims holy book, Koran is offered via sms by a private sector nation wide mobile phone operator Irancell in cooperation with Tebyan company.
Published in Poul newspaper and Mobna news agency.

• The care taker of the Finance ministry has inked the commitment regarding the handing over of the Telecommunication Company of Iran to the Tehran Stock Exchange.
Published in Donya Eghtesad newspaper. Also in Fars, Borna and Hamna news agencies.

• 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 Hayat No newspaper.

• It is up to the Tehran Stock Exchange and Privatization Organization to announcement date for Telecommunication Company of Iran per share price, audit office head said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Third nation wide mobile phone operator will start its operation in a year at most, the operator manager said.

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