Iranian mobile News Media Review Thursday 4 September 2008

• Mobile Company of Iran postpaid sim cards subscribers can use the companys electronic (e-care) remote services.
Published in Mobna, ILNA and Borna news agencies. Also in Sarmayeh, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Sanat, Abrar eghtesadi, and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers.

• Only 543,000 out of around 17 million Mobile Company of Irans subscribers have downloaded MCI’s Persian sms software by connecting to the website www.mci.ir, the project’s technical director said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Khorasan and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers.
 
• Qatar Telecom announced that is studying participation in Iran third mobile phone operator tender in order to expand its international activities. Qtel (short for Qatar Telecom) is the exclusive telecommunications provider in Qatar.
Published in Sarmayeh, Donyay-e Eghtesad and Asre Resaneh newspapers.

• Radio Communication and Regulation Organization announced that according to plan the third mobile phone operator can release its sim cards by beginning of next Iranian year (around March 2009).
Published in Asr Resaneh and Etelaat newspapers. Also in Borna news agency.

• Iran ranks 22nd in world in selling mobile phone sim cards.
Published in Sobh Eghtesad newspaper.

• Time for entering telecommunication remained shares to the Tehran bourse has not been determined yet, Iran Telecommunication company said.
Published in Iran newspaper.

• Frequent transmission of sms by users makes them addicted to it, a social researcher said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• Telecommunication Company of Iran’s privatization has not only led to higher price of its stocks on the Tehran Stock Exchange causing upheaval on TSE’s list of major stocks, it has also created few problems.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Third national mobile phone operator should offer high quality network services to the subscribers and not like the other current national mobile phone rivals, an economic expert said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• So far mobile learning has not been planned as a national strategy, although the method is quite educational, a university professor believes.
Published in Mobna news agency.

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