Iranian mobile News Media Review Thursday 20 November 2008

• Radio Communication and Regulation Organization has approved MCI mms service equipments, but these equipments should receive surveillance organizations approvals, RCRO head announced.
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Jahan Sanat, Etemad, Donyaye Eghtesad, Asr Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya, Mardom Salari, Tafahom, Poul, Abrar Eghtesadi, Siyasat Rouz and Iran newspapers.

• We are trying to privatize telecommunication as soon as possible, telecommunication minister said.
Published in Borna news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi, Iran, Kar o Karegar, Khabar and Sarmaye newspapers.

• Since ministries have not offered their services to private sectors telecommunication service bureaus, according to proposition of telecommunication bureaus center and with RCRO order these bureaus development has been stopped as of two weeks ago.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Sobh Eghtesad and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.
 
• Mobile company of Iran has completed the process for making online Mobile Company of Iran telecommunication service bureaus and now all 2500 private bureaus nationwide are operating online, a MCI official said.
Published in ILNA news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesad and Donyaye Eghtesad newspapers.

• Mobile Company of Irans priority for mms (multi media messaging service) service will be postpaid sim cards subscribers, a MCI official said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Sobh Eghtesad newspaper.

• In 2020 telephone numbers will not exist no more and IPs will replace them, Telecommunication ministers IT deputy said.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Jam-e Jam newspaper.
 

• Only some private foreign companies will attend in Telecom Exhibition. The reason that why well known foreign companies did not attend in this event should be investigated, Telecommunication Infrastructure Company announced.
Published in ILNA, Borna, Mobna and Fars news agencies. Also in Sobh Eghtesad newspaper.
 

• Falcon projects 85 million dollars contract has been signed between Iran and India, telecommunication ministrys infrastructure company official said.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Fanavaran newspaper.

• The prepaid network Taliya has offered two new services to its subscribers.
Published in Hamna news agency. Also in Donyaye Eghtesad newspaper.

• Deadline for providing third mobile phone operator tender documents was over and at least seven companies provided their documents and will be in initial evaluation.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Sarmaye newspaper.

• 14th international electronic, computer and e-commerce exhibition (Iran Elecomp 2008) aims to introduce the latest relevant inventions with 426 foreign and domestic participants. It will be held as of 22 November to 25 November.
426 domestic and foreign companies will attend in 14th Iran Elecomp exhibition.
Published in ILNA news agency

• Deadline for providing third mobile phone operator tender documents were over on 19 November.
Published in Hamna news agency.

• Iran telecommunication Consortium provided its documents in order to participate in third mobile phone operator tender.
Published in Hamna news agency.

• The countrys mobile phone network is not suitable for mobile-commerce, a university lecturer believes.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Parliament has the ability in monitoring import tariffs levied on mobile handset, parliament’s head of telecom committee said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• In order to have more control on mobile set guild all mobile set activities should be under one unions surveillance, electronic devices union head said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Decreasing mobile set import tariff needs decreasing mines and industries ministrys sensibility, an economic expert said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• All cities in Yazd province and 63 percent of its 2,170 km main and rural roads are now under mobile phone coverage.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Domestic mobile set producers can cooperate with domestic operators to advertise their mobile sets more, a university professor said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Radio Communication and Regulation Organization announced that only this organizations website is the official resource for third mobile phone operator tender news.
Published in Hamna news agency.
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