Iranian mobile News Media Review Saturday 5 July 2008

• International Telecommunication Union (ITU) recommended reduction of initial franchise fee for third national mobile phone operator tender, a Telecommunication board official said, Fars news agency reported.
Published in Sarmaye, Eghtesade Pouya, Poul, Abrare eghtesadi, Donyaye eghtesad, Jahane Sant, Jahane eghtesad, Fanavaran, Sobhe eghtesad and Aftabe yazd newspapers.
  
• An official in Mobile Company of Iran announced that the needed infrastructure for receiving customers complaints via sms is not ready yet, the ISNA news agency reported.
• Published in Abrare eghtesadi, Poul, Sarmaye, Jahane Sant, Fanavaran, Rahe mardom, Siasate rouz, Eghtesade Pouya, Saheb ghalam and Kaenat newspapers.

• 119,202 new postpaid 0910 sim cards which have been purchased in provinces via internet up to 27 June are ready for delivery, Mobile Company of Iran announced.
Published in Etelaat, Poul, Eghtesade Pouya, Donyaye eghtesad, Araman, Karoon and Jahane Sant newspapers. Also published in Mobna and Iskanews news agencies.

• If the Service Level Agreement (SLA) of mobile phones is set then the low quality of mobile phone service offered by operators will result in them being fined, Mobna news agency reported quoting a university professor. SLA is that part of a service contract where the level of service is formally defined.
Published in Abrare eghtesadi, Jahane eghtesad, Eghtesade Pouya and Jahane Sant newspapers.

• If the process of privatization of Iran Telecommunication Company goes without problem, 80 percent of its stock will be sold off by end of Iranian year (20 march 2009), a telecommunication official told Mobna news agency.
Published in Abrare eghtesadi, Sarmaye and Jahane Sant newspapers.

• Tehran is ready to reduce the roaming fee between Iran and Syria, communication and information technology minister said.
     Published in Abrare eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers. Also published in Borna news agency.
 
• Iran telecommunication subscribers subscription fees will not change to stock after finance ministry studying it, deputy minister announced.
Published in Hayate no newspaper and Asre Ertebat weekly magazine.
 
• Telecommunication Company of Iran stocks will be sold off in Tehrans stock exchange by 21 July, privatization organization head announced.
Published in Fanavaran newspaper.

• The Request for Proposal (RFP) to chose foreign consultant for the nation wide mobile phone operator, was finalized last week and the foreign consultant for the third nation wide mobile phone operator will be chosen by 21 July, an involved official said.
Published in Asre Ertebat weekly magazine.

• All mobile phone operators nationwide are obliged to abide by decisions made by the authorities on sms fees, a regulatory board official told ISNA news agency.
Published in Hayate no newspaper.

• MCI Managing director told Fars news agency that Mobile Company of Irans “Ghasedak” (messenger) sim card will hit market after it has been updated. Ghasedak is only for sending and receiving short messaging.
Published in Omide javan newspaper.

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