Iranian mobile News Media Review Sunday 5 October 2008

• The Principality of Liechtenstein’s Orange mobile phone operator has become the latest operator to have roaming link with Mobile Company of Iran.
Published in Mouj, Hamna, ILNA, Mobna, ISNA and Fars news agencies. Also in Poul, Ebtekar, Fanavaran, Abrar Eghtesadi, Tafahom and Karoon newspapers.

• The regulatory body of the Iranian telecommunication ministry will determine in two weeks site sharing charges for users of specific BTS antennas.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Poul, Fanavaran and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• Mobile Company of Irans GPRS services will be initially confined to internet services, deputy minister of Information and Communication Technology announced.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Fanavaran, Sobh Eghtesad and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• 10 percent import tariff of mobile sets was not implemented in order to help domestic manufacturing of mobile sets, Majlis communication committee head said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Fanavaran and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• So far no plan has been devised to change mobile sets import tariff, deputy of finance minister said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Fanavaran and Sarmayeh newspapers.

• 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 ISNA news agency. Also in Fanavaran and Iran Asr newspapers.

• Dubai will host the second conference on Irans third mobile phone operator on Oct 16.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Poul newspaper.

• Mobile banking is a payment method that can reduce any banks expenses when used properly, an e-banking expert said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• Common BTS sites information has been determined for operators and currently 50 sites is requested by them.
Published in SITNA news agency. Also in Fanavaran newspaper.

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

• Despite the fact that 14 years have passed since mobile phone system came to Iran but many market insiders believe that market is disordered and full of smuggling.
Published in Mobna news agency.

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