Iranian mobile News Media Review Tuesday 7 October 2008

• Telecommunication Company of Iran has not been legally able to convert its subscribers’ deposits to stocks and the stocks have retained their status after TCI privatization, TCI managing director said.
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi, Afarinesh, Asr Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Khabar, Saheb Ghalam, Sarmayeh, Sobh Eghtesad, and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.

• Regulatory body of telecommunication ministry is determined that third mobile phone operator should have at least two million subscribers in abroad as condition for its operation.
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi Eghtesad Pouya, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Saheb Ghalam, Sarmayeh, Sobh Eghtesad, Hayat No and Jahan Sanat newspapers.

• Iranian pilgrims in Iraq should be careful not fall in tarp of changing their sim cards with Iraqi ones, Telecommunication Company of Iran warned.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in E`tedal and Etela`at newspapers.

• Time allocated to buy third mobile phone operator tender documents was extended up to 11 October.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Saheb Ghalam and Payam Zaman newspapers.

• The tenth auction for Mobile Company of Irans catchy numbers drew nearly three times as many clients as on previous occasions, MCI transaction commission director said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Khorshid newspaper.

• Although five days have remained to the deadline for buying third mobile phone operator tender documents, so far 11 foreign and domestic companies have bought documents.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Poul newspaper.

• Value added tax law will increase mobile sets import tariff from 25 percent to 28 percent, an expert said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Fanavaran newspaper.

• According to predictions of many experts 3G technology will have short lifetime and soon will be replaced by 3.5G in 2010.
Published in SITNA news agency. Also in Jahan Sanat newspaper.

• The 40 percent commission claimed from customers by telecom service bureaus is a temporary measure intended to sort out some of bureaus` problems, a union member of the board of director said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• “Asre Ertebetat Tose`eh Aria” company, the exclusive distributor and after sale services of Sagem and Philips telecommunication and official products has not made any decision to import Sagem mobile sets in future, companys managing director said.
Published in Mobna news agency.
 
• With the many problems afflicting IranCell network, some of its subscribers are now able to access some of its bugs and loopholes.
Published in Mobna news agency.
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