Iranian mobile News Media Review Wednesday 24 September 2008

• From now on Mobile Company of Irans subscribers will be able to pay their mobile phone bills through banks’ ATM terminals, TelephoneBank, internet, sms, shops’ POS and Web kiosks.
Published in Jam-e Jam, Karoon, Fanavaran, Saheb Ghalam, Tafahom, Arman, Khabar, Ebtekar, Eghtesad Pouya, Abrar Eghtesadi and Poul newspapers. Also in Mouj, Mehr, Fars, Mobna, ISNA and Iscanews news agencies.

• Electronic sale of third mobile phone operator tender documents has begun as of 17 September outside Iran, third operator tender manager said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Poul, Khabar, Saheb Ghalam, Tafahom, Fanavaran, Sobh Eghtesad, Siyasat Rouz, Jahan Sanat, Jahan Eghtesad and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers. Also in Mobna, ISNA, Fars, ILNA, Iscanews and Hamna news agencies.

• Delay in offering GPRS service is because of vast software and hardware changes in Mobile Company of Iran network. GPRS will be offered in metropolitan cities this Iranian year (ending March 2009), telecommunication minister said.
Published in Zaman, Arman, Abrar Eghtesadi, Poul Saheb Ghalam, Javan, Sobh Eghtesad, Fanavaran, Tafahom and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers. Also in IRNA news agency.

• Irans Mines and industries ministry is the main impediment in decreasing mobile sets import tariff, an Iran Trade Promotion Center official said.
Published in Fanavaran, Sarmayeh, Eghtesad Pouya, Jahan Sanat and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.

• The average annual income by telecom bureaus across the country from different mobile phone services rose around 24 percent.
Published in Arman, Sobh Eghtesad and Tafahom newspapers. Also in Mobna, Mouj, Fars and Iscanews news agencies.

• The exact date of Telecommunication Company of Iran’s general assembly is not yet known, Iran Audit Organization president said.
Published in Fanavaran newspaper.

• Since prices of smuggled mobile sets and those with warranty have been almost equal, so the fake or as is termed in the market as “refresh” are no less sought after in Tehran mobile phone market.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• There is not any security problems in mobile banking system, Melli Bank informatics manager said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• 22 time allocation for the sale of the third mobile phone operator tender documents will finish on 4 October and will not be extendable.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Out of 1015 sold packages in wimax tender, only three companies “Irancell”, “Espadan” and “Cosertium Mobin PayaSystem” attended in Wimax tender.
Published in Hamna news agency.

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