Iranian mobile News Media Review Monday 15 September 2008

• Regulatory body of telecommunication ministry with reviewing an announcement decreed mobile phone networks GPRS and MMS services fee. 
Published in ISNA, ILNA, IRNA, Mobna, ITNA, Fars, Borna, Tabnak and Iscanews news agencies. Also in Sobh Eghtesad, Asr Eghtesad, Khorasan, Eghtesad Pouya, Farhang Ashti, Hambastegi, Siyasat Rouz, Afarinesh, Mardom Salari and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Third mobile phone operator tender manager announced that selling of the tender documents have started as of 13 September and will continue for three weeks.
Published in ISNA, Borna and Fars news agencies. Also in Sobh Eghtesad, Poul, Asr Eghtesad, Khabar, Eghtesad Pouya, Jahan Sanat, Hemayat, Fanavaran and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• 16 companies so far had bought core and core tender documents ought of which four companies have completed tender documents packages, the telecommunication infrastructure company official said.
Published in ISNA, Mobna, Iscanews and Fars news agencies. Also in Asr Eghtesad, Poul, Siyasat Rouz, Fanavaran and Abrar Eghtesadi Newspapers.

• 10 foreign companies seeking to buy telecommunication block (controlling) shares should wait until the needed certifications are issued, privatization organization deputy said.
Published in Sobh Eghtesad, Poul, Ghods, Etemad, Hambastegi, Siyasat Rouz, , Karoon and Jahan Eghtesad Newspapers.

• 94 percent of telecommunication staffs will have to shift to the private sector, after privatization.
Published in Khabar, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Iran, Jahan Eghtesad and Sarmayeh newspapers.

• Although it is said that implementation of the “economic change program” will delete telecommunications subsidy in Iran, telecommunication company head believes that economic change program will not affect dramatically in telecommunication fees.
Published in Donyay-e Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya, Jahan Eghtesad and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• 30 research committees will do scientific and research activities in next generation network (NGN) field, information technology and communication ministry announced.
Published in Poul newspaper. Also in ISNA, Mobna and Iscanews news agencies.   

• Members of mobile set retailers guild who break the rule by displaying their business cards instead of their license will be dealt with, a Tehran Province Trade Organization official said.
Published in Fanavaran and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• It is possible now to download Iran Mobile Company’s Persian sms software at telecom service bureaus, a member of Tehran telecom service bureau union said.
Published in Eghtesad Pouya newspaper.

• All five percent of telecommunication retail shares have been sold off in bourse and shareholder show not inclination in selling their purchased stocks, an economic expert said.
Published in Jahan Sanat newspaper.

• Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) does not have labs and telecommunication ministry equipments to control and ban non standard mobile sets import.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad newspaper.

• Business Monitor research institute anticipated that the Iran Telecommunications through end-2008 will have 60 percent growth and mobile phone penetration rate will be 64 percent.
Published in Iran newspaper.

• Time for selling another five percent of telecommunication shares in Tehran bourse has not been determined yet and it is being prepared to be sold.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad newspaper

• Telecommunication Company of Iran has announced recently that landline subscribers will be able to transmit sms via landline phones soon. Surely Telecommunication Company will make more money from this service and subscribers should pay more fees again.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Mobile phone after sale service is just an empty promise vendors give merely to sell their products then it will be forgotten, a mobile vendor believes.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Those wishing to take part in the third countrywide mobile phone operator tender have three weeks to obtain tender documents.
Published in Mobna news agency
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