Iranian mobile News Media Review Thursday 28 August 2008

• The two-day fourth international symposium on telecommunications (IST) was held in telecommunication research center with participation of more than 20 countries and 180 articles and posters.
Published in ILNA, ISNA, IRNA, Hamna, Mobna, Fars, ITNA, Iscanews and Borna news agencies. Also in Abrar, Jam-e Jam, Keyhan, Iran, Eghtesad Pouya, Poul, Jahan Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi, Hamshahri, Fanavaran and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers.

• Telecommunication companies and domestic producers have been more restricted in competition with foreign companies and have less shares of ICT market.
Published in Kaenat, Abrar Eghtesadi, Fanavaran and Poul newspapers.

• Bourse Company managing director said that second national mobile phone operator international tender will be held and foreign companies can cooperate with each other for buying and competition.
Published in Kaenat, Javan and Ebtekar newspapers. 

• 3G mobile phone is the most important index to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), an Iranian ministry of telecommunications official said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers.

• First national operator Mobile Company of Iran has unjust competition with other mobile phone operators, an economic expert said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi and Poul newspapers.

• Iranian consumers do not seek domestically manufactured mobile sets due to their lack of technology and features, an economic expert said.
Published in Fanavaran and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• Telecommunication company remaining shares fate will be determined in the next few days, privatization organization head said.
Published in Eghtesad Pouya newspaper.

• 41 million sim cards were sold especially prepaid ones during three years and since sim cards price has decreased which has enabled the low income sector to purchase them, a telecommunication expert said.
Published in Resalat newspaper.

• We are interested in cooperation with other countries in training and technical fields and we will announce our readiness to ITU, telecommunication ministry deputy said.
Published in Borna news agency.
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