Iranian mobile News Media Review Saturday 4 October 2008

• Mobile Company of Irans pilot GPRS service was upgraded from 2G to 2.75G and is in final stages in Tehran. It is planned that every week 50,000 subscribers get access to this service and after two months it will be offered to two million subscribers, telecommunication minister announced.
Published in Khorasan, Abrar, Sobh Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi, Jahan Eghtesad, Siyasat Rouz, Eghtesad Pouya, Tafahom, Zaman, Ebtekar, Saheb Ghalam and Poul newspapers.

• Atomic Energy Organization of Iran issued certification to Mobile Company of Iran and private operator Irancell to install mobile phone equipments.
Published in Keyhan, Jahan Sanat, Fanavaran and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers. Also in ISNA, Mouj, IRNA, Mobna and Hamna news agencies.

• In recent three months 150 BTS sites have been installed by the Mobile Company of Iran in Tehran.
Published in Fars news agency and also in Poul, Asr Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya and Tafahom newspapers.

• Some experts believe that country telecommunication equipments manufacturers do not have enough capital and incentive to develop their activity, so they should be merged.
Published in Fars news agency and also in Poul and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.
 
• In order to launch landline sms service, network equipments and also phone sets able to send sms should be bought, the Iran Telecommunication Company official announced. 
Published in Sarmayeh and Hayat No newspapers.

• With addition of 727 km mobile phone coverage in the 24th week of the current Iranian year the total coverage of Mobile Company of Iran mobile phone operator of country’s roads has topped 36,270 km.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers. Also in ISNA, IRNA, ILNA, Mobna and Iscanews news agencies.

• The new phase of Mobile Company of Irans prepaid and 150,000-rial sim card distribution in north Khorasan Province has started on Sep 29.
Published in Mobna news agency and Fanavaran newspaper.

• Although Mobile Company of Iran has installed pilot GPRS service in Tehran and a satellite city Karaj one month ago, but its subscribers can not access the service adjusting page on company website.
Published in Mobna news agency and Sarmayeh newspaper.

• Mobile Company of Iran plans to purchase its required 50 million charge cards for prepaid sim cards through tender procedures.
Published in Mobna news agency and Fanavaran newspaper.

• Another five percent of telecommunication shares will be sold off in Bourse provided that Iran Telecommunication Companys annual meeting is held, the Tehran bourse official said.
Published in Mobna news agency and Eghtesad Pouya newspaper. 

• Afghan engineers were trained in telecommunication train center for ITU course, international telecommunication official said.
Published in Hayat No newspaper. 

• 25 percent import tariff of mobile sets is not proper for mobile sets importers and they will ask for revision in this tariff, mobile sets and accessories guild committee head said.
Published in Sitna news agency and Hayat No newspaper. 

• Wimax operator and third mobile phone operator can use installed common BTS sites in Tehran.
Published in Isna news agency and Ghods newspaper. 
 
• Wimax tender fate will be determined on 5 October that wimax tender packages will be opened.
Published in Hamna news agency and Fanavaran newspaper. 

• Time allocated to buy third mobile phone operator tender documents was extended up to 11 October.
Published in Mobna news agency. 

• Tehran mobile sets and accessories guild committee published an announcement for all mobile phone vendors and repair shops in order to structure mobile phones with warrantee market.
Published in Mobna news agency. 
 
• Police officers sometimes roam around in shopping centers in order to confront smuggled mobile sets but unfortunately these surveillances are not permanent without bearing any results.
Published in Mobna news agency. 

• It was planned that second 3rd mobile phone operator conference to be held on 13 October in Arab Emirates.
Published in Mobna and Hamna news agencies. 

• Mobile Company of Iran has 282,217 voice message service (VMS) subscribers.
Published in Hamna news agency.

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