Iranian mobile News Media Review Thursday 30 October 2008

• Radio Communication and Regulation Organization announced that publishing mms (multi media messaging) service regulation usage details is under studying and the results will be announced in coming week.
Published in Mehr news agency. Also in Poul, Karoon, Jahan Eghtesad, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi, Iran and Hezbollah newspapers.

• Iranian mobile phone subscribers who live near Turkmenistan, Iraq and Azerbaijan borders should be careful about overlapping mobile networks with these countries networks. So they may pay more charges for roaming fees, Iran telecommunication company announced
Published in IRNA, Mehr, Mouj, Iscanews and Hamna news agencies. Also in Jomhouri, Etemad and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.

• Recharging Mobile Company of Iran prepaid sim cards is possible electronically or via some private companies’ intranet networks across the country.
Published in Mobna news agency, also in Donyay-e Eghtesad and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• Training workshop for familiarizing with NGN (next generation network) was held on 28 and 29 October in Iran telecommunication research center.
Published in SITNA, Fars, Mouj, Mobna, ISNA and Iscanews news agencies. Also in Jahan Sanat and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• While Irancell is ready to offer mms service to its subscribers, publishing mms (multi media messaging) service regulation for public faced some bans.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Khorasan newspaper.

• Iran needs modern technologies to produce mobile sets, but 99 percent of these technologies do not exist in the country, an economic expert said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Donyay-e Eghtesad newspaper.

• There will be 3 Next Generation Networking training courses in Iran in the current month by China’s ZTE Company for Iranian directors and experts, dean of Post and Telecommunication Faculty announced.
Published in ILNA news agency. Also in Jahan Sanat and Tafahom newspapers.

• Iran Telecommunication Manufacturing Company announced that with current problems for domestic mobile set manufacturing such as tariff politics and smuggled set import, has made mobile set production not feasible.
Published in SITNA news agency. Also in Jahan Sanat newspaper.

• Arab countries operator compete for winning in third mobile phone operator tender.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Sobh Eghtesad newspaper.

• Members of parliament, in their pledge to safeguarding the right of citizens, are entitled to scrutinize any government agency they deem necessary, President Ahmadinejad’s parliamentary adviser said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Iran Telecommunication Manufacturing Company (ITMC) intends to export its production to other countries, the company official said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Mobile Company of Iran has installed and Launched 15,947 BTS antennas nationwide by 21 September 2008.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• A sim card market glut has caused Mobile Company of Iran sim cards to have steady prices on Wednesday Oct 29.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Wimax tender proposition packages will be opened on 3 November, Radio Communication and Regulation Organization official announced.
Published in Hamna news agency.

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