Iranian mobile News Media Review Monday 1 September 2008

• Supreme National Security Council secretariat announced that there is no problem to continue selling off telecommunication shares in the Tehran bourse.
published in ISNA and Mobna news agencies and in Hayat No, Andishe No, Fanavaran, Asr Eghtesad, Poul, Sarmayeh, Sobh Eghtesad, Iran, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.

• It is planned that third mobile phone operator tender winner to be determined by May 2009, Radio Communication and Regulation Organization head said.
Published in Eghtesad Pouya, Fanavaran, Asr Eghtesad, Etemad, Tafahom, Iran, Abrar Eghtesadi, Poul and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers.

• 80 percent of mobile sets in the market are being imported via illegal means(smuggled), mobile phone importer union head said.
Published in Abrar, Sarmayeh, Kargozaran, Afarinesh, Jahan Eghtesad and Arman newspapers.   

• The Emirate-based Etisalat company distributor of Nokia mobile sets in Middle East is producing mobile sets for Iran market.
Published in Siyasat Rouz, Poul and Hadaf newspapers.  

• The abundance of cheap low quality Chinese mobile sets which come without warranties has driven domestic mobile production into a corner in the first half of the current Iranian year (beginning March 2008), an economic expert said.
Published in Fanavaran and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers.

• Using mobile phone in schools changes students` character, a sociologist said.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• Mobile phone network coverage in Iran cities during the period of March 2008 – July 2008 has grown 15 percent in comparison with same period three years ago.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• Demanding mobile phone deposit was a wrong decision from the outset. By looking at the process of mobile phone delivery in the world we will notice that subscribers only pay the subscription fee which, with the development of the network, makes calls cheaper, the Telecommunication Company of Iran’s spokesman said.
Published in Donyay-e Eghtesad newspaper.

• Korean mobile phone manufacturer “Samsung” announced that it is expecting that the company shares in Persian Gulf communication market be doubled reaching 34 percent.
      Published in Mobna news agency.
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