VIEW: Mobile News in Iranian Mass Media, Saturday, May 24, 2008

• SIM cards with 0912
• Registration for 1.5m-rial SIM cards in June
• “Security is not a relative concept”
• 1.5m-rial SIM deposits non-returnable
• No clear border between ruling and tenure in TCI executive layers
• “Charge cards sold in post offices or telecom services bureaus?”
• “Satiric necessity”
• “SIM card to be delivered on day”
• “Non-delivery or delay in delivery of mobile bills in Khuzestan”
• “Goodbye 0912!”
• A subscribers criticism

Articles Digest:
• Malaysias TM International Company is to bid for Irans third mobile operator tender to obtain the license, reported Bloomberg. This was the major mobile news item published today in the Iranian mass media, including Zaman, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Arman, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Hambastegi, Mardomsalari, Eghtesad-e Pouya, Sahebghalam, Poul, Asr-e Eghtesad, Fanavaran and Donya-ye Eghtesad dailies.
• MCI General Manager for Subscribers Affairs said in an interview with MOBNA that the 1.5-rial SIM cards will be disconnected every 15 months. This was published today in Abrar, Seday-e Edalat, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Etemad, Sahebghalam, Fanavaran, Jahan-e Sanat, Khabar and Donya-ye Eghtesad dailies.
• MCI General Manager for Subscribers Affairs said in an interview with MOBNA that distribution of charge cards for MCI prepaid SIM cards falls on the landline phone centers.
• MCI CEO said in an interview with Fars news agency that registrations for 1.5 million-rial postpaid SIM cards can be done only through internet. This was published today in Eghtesad-e Pouya and Fanavaran dailies. This had been published yesterday in 18 dailies.
• MOBNA yesterday published an article titled “Security is not a relative concept” that dicsusses in detail the risky investment in Iran. This was published today in Jahan-e Eghtesad daily.
• MCI General Manager for Marketing said in an interview with ISNA that all of 1.5 million rials of new SIM cards are considered as subscription fee, so that the subscribers can not return the fee. This was published today in Iran daily. This had been published yesterday in 10 other dailies.
• Head of Telecom Committee of Majlis said in an interview with MOBNA that there is no clear border between tenure and ruling in executive layers of TCI.
• MOBNA published yesterday a news item titled “MCI charge cards in post offices or telecom services bureaus” that discusses in detail that TCI is not interested to transfer affairs to private sector.
• Keyhan daily today published an article titled “Satiric necessity” that discusses in detail the usage of SMS in Iran.
• Resalat daily today published a news item “SIM card delivery becomes on day”.
• Karoun daily today published a news item about delay in mobile bills delivery in Khuzestan province.
• Omid-e Javan weekly published a news item titled “Goodbye 0912!” that quotes MCI Public Relations as saying MCI is to distribute new SIM cards
• Khorasan daily today published a subscribers criticism about lack of network coverage of Irancell mobile operator.
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