Iranian mobile News Media Review Wednesday 19 November 2008

• Tehran Bourse company managing director announced that according to parliament decree Telecommunication Company can distribute its 130 rials profit.
Published in Hamshahri, Iran, Etemad, Abrar Eghtesadi, Jahan Eghtesad, Rah Mardom, Khorshid, Abrar, Hayat No, Donyaye Eghtesad, Fanavaran and Resalat newspapers. Also in ISNA, SITNA, ILNA and Fars news agencies.
• We are trying to privatize telecommunication as soon as possible, telecommunication minister said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Fanavaran, Hezbolla, Siyasat Rouz, Resalat, Sobh Eghtesad, Zaman, Etemad, Eghtesad Pouya, Kaenat and Jahan Sanat newspapers. Also in ILNA, SITNA, Mehr and ISNA news agencies.
• As of 2 November 135,000 MCI subscribers have registered for GPRS service via Mobile Company of Iran website.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Poul, Asr Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya, Jahan Sanat, Siyasat Rouz, Sarmaye, Donyaye Eghtesad and Tefahom newspapers.
• ICT (information and communication technology) development plan commissions regulation was decreed after ministers approval, telecommunication ministry deputy announced.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Iran, Jahan Eghtesad, Sarmaye, Asr Eghtesad and Tafahom newspapers.
• 14th international electronic, computer and e-commerce exhibition (Iran Elecomp 2008) will be held in Tehran international exhibitions place as of 22 November.
Published in Fars and Mobna news agencies. Also in Keyhan, Hemayat, Eghtesad Pouya and Siyasat Rouz newspapers.
• Mobile Company of Iran GPRS (mobile internet) service will be offered round the clock by 5 December. So far 135,000 MCI subscribers have registered for GPRS service via MCI website, MCI official said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi, Khorasan and Donyaye Eghtesad newspapers.
• Falcon projects 85 million dollars contract has been signed between Iran and India, telecommunication ministrys infrastructure company official said. 
Published in FArs news agency. Also in Poul, Abrar Eghtesadi and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers.
• With implementing added value tax plan and custom change plan as part of “economic change plan” mobile set smuggling will be banned, industries ministry official announced.
Published in Borna news agency. Also in Asr Eghtesad, Siyasat Rouz and Fanavaran newspapers.
 • Launching mobile set independent union in Tehran and other provinces does not have any legal obstacle, Iran guilds commission official said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Donyaye Eghtesad and Fanavaran newspapers.
• Mobile set producers can proceed to receive 250 billion rials loan, industries ministry official said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Donyaye Eghtesad and Fanavaran newspapers.
 • Service level agreement (SLA) has been provided to Radio Communication and Regulation Organization but has not approved yet and we wait for receiving final approval, Telecommunication Infrastructure Company official said.
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi and Poul newspapers.
• Among 15 companies which have bought third mobile phone operator tender documents only one company has announced that it likely can not pay 15 percent government share, third operator tender manager announced.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Poul newspaper.
• Mobile phone 2G technology can not develop commerce needs on mobile phone networks infrastructures and surely infrastructures should change to next generations, a telecommunication expert said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Abrar Eghresadi newspaper.
• No decision has been made about next Iranian years (beginning March 2009) import and export tariffs among them mobile set import tariff, Trade Promotion Organization of Iran official announced.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Hayat No newspaper.
• Mobile company of Iran has completed the process for making online Mobile Company of Iran telecommunication service bureaus and now all 2500 private bureaus nationwide are operating online, a MCI official said.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Siyasat Rouz newspaper.
• MMS service (multi media messaging) should not be offered to Irancell prepaid sim cards subscribers till society public reactions to this service are determined.
Published in Mobna news agency.
• The quarrel between electronic devices guild and telecommunication devices guild is the reason that mobile set independent union has not be launched, a guilds commission official said.
Published in Mobna news agency.
• GPRS (mobile internet) service applications will be demonstrated in Iran Telecom exhibition, MCI official said.
Published in Hamna news agency.
• The prepaid network Taliya has offered two new services to its subscribers.
Published in Hamna news agency.
• 20 percent of Telecommunication Company shares which have been dedicated to justice shares, was sold to justice shares stock broker company.
Published in Hamna news agency.
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