Iranian mobile News Media Review Wednesday 3 December 2008

• Mobile Company of Iran managing director announced the companys mobile internet service (GPRS) is available round the clock to its postpaid sim card subscribers in Tehran (0912).
Published in Fars and Mobna news agencies. Also in Iran newspaper and a hand of newspapers.

• An international research institute report shows that Iran Telecommunication market has positive changes in fourth quarter of 2008 and by the end of 2008 this market will grow 60 percent.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in a hand of newspapers.

• With implementing 4th “five-years Development Plan” (2005-2010) completely wide broadband will be made in telecommunication infrastructures network, Telecommunication Infrastructure Company official said.
 Published in ISNA news agency.

• Iranian pilgrims who lost their sim cards can get an active one in less than two minutes after referring to telecommunication service bureaus.
Published in Mobna, Borna and Iscanews news agencies.

• Mobile Company of Iran prepaid sim cards has overtaken Iran sim card market followed by Irancell then Taliya, market insiders said.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in a hand of newspapers.
 
• Mobile phone mms centers will be launched with domestic made equipments for 100,000 numbers in Tehran as pilot project, Mobile Company of Iran official said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in a newspaper.

• Mobile Company of Iran mms center is ready, MCI managing board member said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in a newspaper.

• Mobile Company of Iran GPRS service (mobile internet) will be offered in four other Khorasan Razavi, East Azerbaijan, Fars and Qazvin provinces, a MCI insider said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in a newspaper.

• Commerce ministrys policy is supporting domestic mobile set production, an economic expert said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in a newspaper.

• Mobile set distribution activists do not need an independent union, Iran Guilds council official said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in a newspaper.

• Mobile Company of Iran market recession of pre- and postpaid sim cards continues in most districts of Tehran. Market sources expect the trend to continue until the week-end.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in a newspaper.

• Since providing third mobile phone operator tender A, B and C packages is simultaneous with this year Hajj pilgrimage, the deadline was extended for a week, tender manager said.
Published in Hamna, Mobna and SITNA news agencies.

• Magfa Company has launched a pilot link with Taliya and Spadan (private Esfihan operator) networks
Published in ILNA news agency. Also in a newspaper.

• As of 2 November which MCI GPRS service (mobile internet) was launched 150,000 subscribers have registered for the service, Mobile Company of Iran managing director said.
Published in SITNA news agency.

• Authorized mobile set importers support logical production of this commodity in country.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Iran prepaid mobile phone network Taliya has offered two other new services.
Published in Hamna news agency.
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