Iranian mobile News Media Review Monday 18 August 2008

• The head of the Mobile Company of Iran said that his companys subscribers will be able to get their bill transcripts and to connect and disconnect their lost or stolen sim cards using internet, the Fars news agency reported.
Published also in Jam-e Jam, Iran, Khabar, Rah Mardom, Hemayat, Sobh Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya, Jahan Eghtesad, Jahan Sanat, Poul, Karoun, Fanavaran, Asr Eghtesad, Seday-e Edalat, Zaman, Abrar Eghtesadi, Ebtekar, and Siasat Rouz newspapers.

• The head of Iranian telecommunications ministrys regulatory body said that his organization is working on the regulation which based on it mobile phone operators will be able to use one anothers roaming services, the ISNA news agency reported.
Published in Eghtead Pouya, Poul, Fanavaran, Kaenat, and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• Deputy head of Irans privatization organization said that the timing for offering the rest of the Telecommunications Company of Iran shares has not been determined, and receiving the needed permission offering the shares in wholesale or retail will be decided, the ISNA news agency reported.
Published in Siasat Rouz, Asr Eghtesad, Donya-e Eghtesad, Hayat-e No newspapers.

• A domestic company has come up with language learning software which can be loaded on mobile sets, the Fars news agency reported.
Published in Tafahom, Fanavaran, Poul, and Siasat Rouz newspapers.

• An economist and market analyst said that since the mobile sets are small in size and its import tariff is high thus their smuggling is uncontrollable, the MOBNA news agency reported.
Published in Sobh Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• The deputy head of Iranian telecommunications ministrys regulatory body said that mobile phone operators can lower multi media messaging (mms) fees in a competitive way, the Borna news agency reported.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad, Fanavaran newspapers.

• Deputy telecommunication minister said that foreign companies interested in purchasing Telecommunication Company of Irans shares must have permission to invest in Iran, the MOBNA news agency reported.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• Deputy commerce minister said that high import tariffs have resulted in the increase in mobile sets smuggling incentives, the MOBNA news agency reported.
Published in Fanavara newspapers.

• An university professor said that mobile phones radiations will result in laceration of the bodys DNA and future gene alteration, the Mobna news agency reported.
 

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