VIEW: Mobile News in Iranian Mass Media, Sunday, June, 8, 2008

• New code on mobile phone intrusion under scrutiny
• State SIM collected from employees being sold
• Stock exchange trades now possible via mobile
• “Compromise with half-state company or consent of 24 million users?!”
• Privatization new exam for public managers
• Irans SMS tolerance rate hits 99%
• Prepaid SIM card delivery occurs one day in 23 provinces
• “Communications Industry needs watchdog”
• “The pseudo-postpaid prepaid”
• “Again SMS comes”
• “Countdown of selling TCI shares”
• “51% of TCI share to be sold as one block”
• “MCI to offer GPRS in August”

Articles Digest:
• MCI deputy head said by launching GPRS service, a new menu loads at the users mobile handset enables him/her to choose sundry services, including the weather, ISNA reported. This was the major news about mobile communications published today in the Iranian mass media, including Ebtekar, Donya-ye Eghtesad, Hayat-e No, Tafahom, Asr-e Eghtesad, Hadaf-o-Eghtesad, Sahebghalam, Khorasan, Poul, Eghtesad-e Pouya dailies.
• TCI general manager said that he did not believe the companys shares are costly, Mehr reported. This was published today in Iran, Hamshahri, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Hayat-e No, Asr-e Eghtesad, Hadaf-o-Eghtesad, Sahebghalam, Khabar and Sarmayeh dailies.
• MCI general manager for assessing performance said a new code on mobile phone intrusion is currently under scrutiny and it would be presented to RCRO after approval, ISNA reported. This was published today in Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Donya-ye Ehtesad, Sahebghalam, Jahan-e Sanat, Poul, Fanavaran and Jahan-e Eghtesad dailies.
• TCI chairman said that collecting state SIM cards from managers and employees of public organizations aims to reduce government costs. This was published today in Donya-ye Eghtesad daily and Omid weekly. This had been published earlier in 10 other dailies.
• “Mobile trading”, a service which enables mobile users to ply trades in the stock exchange, is now available, according to MOBNA news agency. This was published today in Asr-e Eghtesad daily.
• MOBNA published an article titled “Compromise with half-state company or consent of 24 million users” that discusses in detail MCI vows on providing access to Internet. This was published today in Jahan-e Eghtesad daily.
• TCI chairman said managers should become familiar with the would-be challenges in private sector, according to the companys public relations. This was published today in MOBNA and ISCA News news agencies.
• 4G Spectra CEO said the SMS tolerance rate in the country reached 99 percent, thanks to its efforts, reported MOBNA
• When the distribution of MCI registered SIM cards finishes in June, delivery of MCI prepaid SIM cards would take place one day in 23 provinces.
• MOBNA yesterday published an article titled “Communications industry needs watchdog” that discusses in detail the subscribers discontent with the mobile network.
• Donya-ye Eghtesad daily today published a news story titled “The pseudo-postpaid prepaid” that discusses in detail the position of 1.5-million-rial SIM cards, comparing it with MCIs postpaid SIM cards.
• Donya-ye Eghtesad daily today published another news story titled “Again SMS comes” that points to the new mobile service aimed at conducting trades in the stock exchange.
• Sobh-e Eghtesad daily today published another news item titled “Countdown of selling of TCI shares”.
• Fanavaran daily today published an interview with Bourse CEO that discusses in detail how TCI shares would be sold.
• Etelaat daily today published some past week news, including “MCI to offer GPRS in June”
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