Iranian mobile News Media Review Thursday 21 August 2008

• Mobile Company of Iran managing director said that foreign companies announced their readiness to buy MCIs shares.
Published in Hamshahri, Iran, Asr Eghtesad, Arman, Sobh Eghtesad, Seday-e Edalat, Khabar, Hayat No, Kaenat, Abrar Ehtesadi, Jahan Eghtesad and Karoon newspapers.

• 5,645 telecommunication projects, worth around 3.913 trillion rials (416 million dollars), will be launched during Government Week, telecommunication ministry announced.
Published in Hamshahri, Resalat, Etemad, Poul, Abrar Eghtesadi and Kaenat newspapers. Also in Mobna, Borna and Fars news agencies.

• Special mobile phone laboratory will be launched once the necessary fund is available, for calibration.
Published in Poul, Eghtesad Pouya, Sobh Eghtesad and Abrar Ehtesadi newspapers.

• Mobile phone calling fees in Iran is higher in comparison with East Asian nations, an economic expert said.
Published in Abrar Ehtesadi, Donyay-e Eghtesad and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.

• International invitation for third nationwide mobile phone operator tender will be announced in the next few days in newspapers.
Published in Resalat, Eghtesad Pouya and Abrar Ehtesadi newspapers. Also in Mehr and Fars news agencies.

• Iranian telecommunications minister said that all of the nations main roads will be under mobile phone coverage up to the end of Iranian year (March 2009).
Published in Etelaat newspaper.

• Decreasing mobile sets import tariffs from 25 percent to four percent might increase authorized importers works, but won’t halt smuggling, a market insider believes.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad newspaper.

• The 42nd issue of Telefon-e Hamrah (mobile phone) monthly is on sale on Wednesday.
Published in Mobna and Fars news agencies.

• Mobile sets import tariff in neighbor countries is very high so the 25 percent mobile sets import tariff in Iran has profit for domestic manufacturers, commerce minister deputy said.
Published in Sarmayeh newspaper.

• If conditions become favorable, all domestic mobile set manufacturers will join forces to produce a single domestic brand, the managing director of Emad Semiconductors said.
Published in Jam-e Jam newspaper.

• More than 900 telecommunication projects were launched on the threshold of Government Week in East Azarbaijan province.
Published in Kar o Karegar newspaper. Also in Mobna, Fars, Mehr, Iscanews and ILNA news agencies.

• If the current negotiation between domestic mobile set manufacturers and any one of the world’s three major manufacturers of mobile sets is successful, all of the country’s mobile set manufacturers will join forces to manufacture a single brand, a mobile phone producer council member said.
Published in Sarmayeh newspaper.

• If multi-purpose sim cards reach mass-production level then the Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI) will be its major buyer, said TCI spokesman.
Published in Khabar newspaper.
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