Iranian mobile News Media Review Saturday 11 October 2008

• The highest price that a MCI catchy mobile phone number was sold in Tenth MCI catchy mobile phone number auction was 85 million rials (9000 dollars).
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Ebtekar, Farhang Ashti, Siyasat Rouz, Khabar, Sobh Eghtesad, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi, Sarmayeh and Jahan Sanat newspapers.

• Chinese made mobile sets are harmful for users because of their non standard radiations and lack of International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI (.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in in Ebtekar, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi, Sarmayeh and Jahan Sanat newspapers.

• We ask for stability in current mobile sets import tariff for one or two years, so investment in domestic manufacturing of mobile phones will be profitable economically, mines and industries ministry official said.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in in Karoon, Asr Eghtesad, Hadaf Eghtesad, Sarmayeh and Etemad newspapers.
   
• Mobile phone subscribers subjected to phone harassment should report to their mobile phone operator, Telecommunication Company of Irans managing director said.
Published in Mehr news agency. Also in in Jahan Eghtesad, Sedaye Edalat, Hayat No, Jam-e Jam and Jomhouri newspapers.

• Tehran Traffic Control Company managing director announced that Tehran traffic map will be sent to citizens via mms service.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Donyay-e Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi, Sarmayeh and Jahan Sanat newspapers.

• Third mobile phone operator tender manager announced that tender documents` purchase deadline was extended again, this time up to 18 October.
Published in Mobna and ILNA news agencies. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi and Poul newspapers.

• Iran mobile phone market ranked third in Africa and Middle East region after surpassing Algeria and Saudi Arabia.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Sobh Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Iranian government and majlis (parliament) can support consumers` rights by setting laws supporting the users, an economic expert said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Donyay-e Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers.

• So far nine domestic and foreign companies tend to take part in third mobile phone operator tender, telecommunication ministers training and research deputy said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Khabar and Jam-e Jam newspapers.

• In recent future Iran Informatics and Industries Research centers telecommunication equipments sector will organize Iran telecommunication networks equipments.
Published in ILNA news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.
 
• Post office distributes 45 million MCI mobile phone bills among subscribers each month, post office managing director said in World Post Day seminar.
Published in Asr Eghtesad newspaper.

• 20 percent of telecommunication shares will be sold off to army social service organization.
Published in Mobna news agency. 

• If mobile sets importers plan ahead they will succeed more, an economic expert said.
Published in Mobna news agency. 

• Although recently it has been heard that some MCI sim cards have not worked in some mobile sets, but a Mobile Company of Iran official said that MCI subscribers do not have to use special mobile sets.
Published in Mobna news agency. 

• Next auction of Mobile Company of Irans catchy mobile phone numbers will be held in 22 October – 20 November period and 2000 catchy numbers will be auctioned off.
Published in Iscanews news agency. 
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