Iranian mobile News Media Review Monday 7 July 2008

• Postpaid sim cards 091 will go on spot sale starting Saturday, Mobile Company of Iran head said.
Published in Jomhouri, Poul, Jahan Eghtesad, Rah Mardom, Asr Eghesad, Abrar, Ebteker, Abrar Eghtesadi, Kaenat, Donya Eghtesad newspapers. Also published in Mobna, ISNA and Borna news agencies.
  
• Currently Tehrani citizens send the most sms and make the most calls using Mobile Company of Iran network, a MCI official said. 
Published in Keiahan, Hamshahri, Jahan Sanat, Hayat No, Javan, Asr Eghtesad, Siayasat Rouz, Khabar and Hezbollah newspapers. 

• Pilot GPRS service for mobile phone will be launched in Tehran in August-September 2008.
Published in Jomhouri, Hosban, Arman, Abrar   Eghtesadi, Donya Eghtesad, Kaenat, Javan and Asr Eghesad newspapers. 

• Persian font sms software is downloadable as of Sunday (6 June) and it helps each Persian font sms to be increased from 70 characters to 200 characters, a Mobile Company of Iran official announced.
Published in Keihan, Ebtekar, Farhang Ashti, Poul, Siyasat Rouz, Hezbollah, Khabar and sobh Eghesad newspapers. Also published in Mobna, IRNA, Fars, Mehr, Mouj and ISNA news agency.

• The walk-in registration for new 0910 sim cards will start in all private telecom service bureaus, a Mobile Company of Iran official announced.
Published in Poul, Karoon, Jahan Eghtesad, Kaenat, Khabar anh asr Eghtesaz newspapers.

• Iranian government income from sms was reduced 30 percent because Persian font sms fee was decreased 30 percent, telecom minister said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Jahan Sanat, Sobh Eghtesad and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.  

• All the major authorized mobile set importers in Iran have become the biggest smugglers of sets, an industrialist involved in the industry said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Mobile sets authorized dealers collectively refuted comments made by Emad Semiconductors that all the major authorized set importers in Iran have become the biggest smugglers.
Published in Jahan Sanat, Sobh Eghtesad and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.  

• Iran is prepared to lower Iran-Syria roaming service fees, telecommunication minister.
Published in Hamshahri and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers.

• Iran telecommunication ministry will fine, SAIran Company which is GPRS service contractor of Mobile Company of Iran for not abiding to its signed term. According to the agreement inked SAIran was due to offer GPRS services for MCI by end of 2007 –early 2008 but it failed to do so.
Published in Eghtesad Pouya newspaper.

• Third mobile phone operator tender documents will be announced by next week, a telecommunication board official.
Published in Sobh Eghtesad and Poul newspaper.

• Governments annual franchise earnings from third operator will be determined at the next commission board meeting and it might be less or more than first operators franchise fee, a telecommunication board official.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi and Jahan Sanat newspapers.

• A telecom official said that level of service for mobile phone connectivity will be offered after telecom company privatization.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.

• “Mecca Hamrah” software for mobile sets with features like “Mecca map”, “simple and fast hotel information  with pilgrimage centers” and “Mecca Qibla locator” will be available for pilgrims.
 
Published in Hosban newspaper.

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