Iranian mobile news media review Monday July 27, 2009

• Two consortia announced inclination to buy Telecommunication Company of Iran block shares, Privatization Organization head said.
Fars, IRNA and Mehr news agencies, Iran, Hamshahri, Keyhan, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Javan, Ghods, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Asr Eghtesad, Aftab Yazd, Eghtesad Pouya, Jahan Sanat, Jahan Eghtesad, Kaenat, Etemad, Fanavaran and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

• Mobile import dropped 66 percent in first quarter of current Iranian year (March 20- May 20) as compared to same period last year.
Keyhan, Ghods, Khabar, Afarinesh, Abrar Eghtesadi, Khorasan and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers reported.

• Use of digital signature mandatory from Aug 6, Bourse Publishers Monitoring Office head said.
Fars news agency, Sarmayeh, Ebtekar, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Hezbollah, Jahan Eghtesad and Kaenat newspapers reported.

• Iran’s telecommunication cable export to Syria facilitated by Money and Credit Council’s new approval.
Fars, Mehr and Iscanews news agencies, Ebtekar, Abrar Eghtesadi, Aftab Yazd and Fanavaran newspapers reported. 

• Mobile Company of Iran seeking alternative to its current billing system, Telecommunication Company of Iran chief announced.
Mobna news agency, Javan, Abrar Eghtesadi, Fanavaran and Poul newspapers reported.

• 15 telecom service bureaus closed down in past two months in Tehran, telecom service bureaus union head announced.
Mobna news agency, Fanavaran, Poul, Abrar Eghtesadi and Sarmayeh newspapers reported.

• France and the Netherlands inclined to buy Post Office stocks, Post Office managing director said.
Mobna news agency, Sarmayeh, Abrar Eghtesadi, Fanavaran and Poul newspapers reported.  

• Merger order between electronic devices and telecommunication devices unions decreed to guild affairs authorities, head of electronic devices vendors union announced.
Mobna news agency, Fanavaran, Sarmayeh and Javan newspapers reported. 

• IranCell to offer 50 percent discount to sms sent to a particular IranCell number during IranCell summer festival.
ILNA news agency, Abrar Eghtesadi, Jahan Sanat and Poul newspapers reported.

• A Third Operator tender repeat should welcome domestic companies’ participation, Radio Communication and Regulations Organization head said.
Fars news agency, Asr Eghtesad, Gostaresh and Poul newspapers reported.

• Tehran Telecommunication Company to offer directly ADSL (high-speed internet) services from Sep 23, TTC managing director said.
IRNA news agency, Iran, Donyay-e Eghtesad and Arman newspapers reported.

• Gholam-Ali Hasani Sadr appointed as Information and Communication Technology ministry’s international affairs, research and training deputy by minister.
IRNA news agency, Sarmayeh and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers reported.  

• All public telephones have unique numbers and prank call from them easily traced, Tehran Telecommunication Company managing director said.
Mobna news agency and Iran Asr newspaper reported.

• Iranian pilgrims discontented with high roaming service costs in Syria.
IRNA news agency and Fanavaran newspaper reported.

• Nokia mobile sets smuggled into the country mainly come in via Iraq and Dubai, Arkan Ertebatat’s managing director said.
Mobna news agency and Fanavaran newspaper reported.

• Increase in demand for touch screen mobile sets.
Mobna news agency and Sarmayeh newspaper reported.

• Radio Communication and Regulation Organization issuing VoIP license to Infrastructure Company illegal, Mazandaran Province computer guild union head said.
Fars news agency reported. 

• Etisalat’s intention to buy 51 percent of Kuwait Zain shares adding another twist to Third Operator issue.
Reuters and ILNA news agency reported.

• Motorola mobiles not favorite on Iranian market.
Mobna news agency reported.
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