Iranian mobile News Media Review Wednesday 17 September 2008

• Regulatory body of telecommunication ministry has announced mobile phone networks GPRS and mms services fee.
Published in Poul, Jahan Sanat, Tafahom, Abrar Eghtesadi,  Asr Eghtesad, Jahan Eghtesad, Abrar, Sarmayeh, Donyay-e Eghtesad and Khorasan newspapers. Also in ISNA, Mehr, Mouj and Hamna news agencies.

• Some Mobile Company of Iran subscribers sim cards have been one way, although they have paid their mobile phone bill on time.
Published in Aftab Yazd, Seday-e Edalat, Asr Eghtesad, Afarinesh, Jahan Eghtesad, Sobh Eghtesad and Khorasan newspapers.

• Ministry of Information and Communication Technology announced that the first Countrywide Operator’s 2,880,000-rial sim cards will be sold till the end of this Iranian year (March 2009).
Published in Jomhouri, Mardomsalari and Kaenat newspapers. Also in Mobna and Mehr news agencies.

• First third mobile phone operator conference aiming at familiarizing with its tender and encouraging domestic and foreign investors will be held on 23 September.
Published in Poul, Jahan Sanat and Tafahom newspapers. Also in ISNA news agency.

• Telecommunication Company has gained more than 11.75 trillion rials (1.25 billion dollars) in profits from its 30 affiliate companies.
Published in Hamshahri, Iran, Jam-e Jam, Fanavaran and Asr Eghtesad newspapers.
 
• Deputy Information and Communication Technology Minister announced that third mobile phone operator tender winners will be announced four months later (around 21 December).
Published in Jahan Sanat, Khabar, Abrar Eghtesadi and Siyasat Rouz newspapers.

• Telecommunication and communication equipments and accessory guild committee will cooperate with consumers and producers protection in order to confront with illegal warranty distributors.
Published in Fanavaran, Ebtekar and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers.

• First countrywide mobile phone subscribers are sometimes charged on services they did not.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers.

• Mobile phone market Managing Committee comprising of mobile phone guild insiders will start its work in the next two weeks.
Published in Donyay-e Eghtesad and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• The first countrywide mobile phone operator has turned its indebted subscriber’s link one-way for a week.
Published in Donyay-e Eghtesad newspaper.

• Domestic mobile phone manufacturers will continue receiving government support, an economics expert says.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• Selling five percent of telecommunication shares in Tehran bourse for recognition base price was not logical, an economic expert said.
Published in Jahan Sanat newspaper.

• When sending advertisement via mobile phones is poorly managed it will lead to subscribers mind being sidetracked and it will undermine operators` credibility, an expert said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• 100 sms number will be designated in order for people to send messages to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Information Technology Development Center (Magfa) said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• 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 Mobna news agency.

• Tenth Mobile Company of Iran catchy mobile phone numbers auction will be held on 21 September, MCI commerce commission head said.
Published in Hamna news agency.

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