Iranian mobile News Media Review Sunday 12 October 2008

• With the advent the Muslim Hajj season Mobile Company of Iran will be launched in Saudi Arabias two holy cities of Mecca and Medina, a company official said.
Published in Mobna and Fars news agencies. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi, Sobh Eghtesad and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers.

• Two million new mobile phone sim cards will replace old sim cards by end of this Iranian year (March 2009), a Mobile Company Iran official said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi, Eghtesad Pouya, Fanavaran and Sarmayeh newspapers.

• As of 13 September until Saturday 13 foreign and domestic companies have purchased third mobile phone operator tender documents.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Khabar and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers.

• By launching equipments for offering multi media message service by second mobile phone operator Irancell, this operator will launch mms service likely as of coming week.
Published in IRNA news agency. Also in Fanavaran, Khorsid and Asr Eghtesad newspapers.
 
• According to market insiders mobile sets fake warranties continue to be the mobile set buyers main problem.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Fanavaran newspaper.

• Mobile sets which are imported via legal means are standard, a standard organization official said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Fanavaran newspaper.

• The highest price that a Mobile Company of Iran catchy mobile phone number was sold in Tenth MCI catchy mobile phone number auction was 85 million rials (9000 dollars).
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Iran newspaper.

• Telecommunication ministrys Regulatory body should be independent in order to reinforce competition atmosphere in country, parliament telecommunication committee head said.
Published in ITNA news agency. Also in Fanavaran newspaper.
 
• We ask for stability in current mobile sets import tariff for one or two years, so investment in domestic manufacturing of mobile phones will be profitable economically, mines and industries ministry official said.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Iran newspaper.

• So far nine domestic and foreign companies tend to take part in third mobile phone operator tender, telecommunication ministers training and research deputy said.
Published in IRIB news network.

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