Iranian mobile News Media Review Monday 12 January 2009

• Mobile Company of Iran managing director announced that the danger of mobile phone use and its signals is more than BTS antennas danger. If these antennas are installed in a proper distance (20 meters to a kilometer) their signals are received less.
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Hamshahri, Abrar Eghtesadi, Ghods, Arman, Sarmaye, Khorasan, Andishe No, Asr Eghtesad, Khorshid, Poul, Donyaye Eghtesad, Siyasat Rouz, Jahan Sanat, Hambastegi and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers. 

• While mines and industries ministry has not published official figures of mobile set production in country during the current Iranian year (ending March 2009), it seems that manufacturers can not achieve their goals.
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Sobh Eghtesad, Khorasan, Jahan Eghtesad, Sarmaye, Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers. 

• A highway traffic expert said that mobile phone use by drivers has led to increase traffic in highways.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers.

• With the establishment of Mobile Company of Iran roaming link with Fars Province GSM (Global System for Mobile), the province has become the first in the country to link to MCI network.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers.

• First operator (MCI) with 29 million subscribers does not have a convergence billing system, a telecommunication expert said.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Asr Eghtesad and Arman newspapers.

• Radio Communication and Regulation Organization is studying SLA (service level agreement) fee, but the task is complex.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Rural mobile phones will replace current landline phones, Isfahan province Telecommunication Company managing director said.
Published in IRNA news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi and Siyasat Rouz newspapers.

• Mobile phone and NGN (next generation network) security issues will be studied in APA security project, telecommunication minister deputy said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• Two years after mobile phone Second Operator first started activity, its subscribers are still unable to use their sim cards in Tehran metro.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Sobh Eghtesad newspaper.

• There has been insufficient advertisement on the potential of value-added mobile phone services in the country, a professor at Science and Technology University believes.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• All Samsung brand mobile sets with official warrantee “Pars Microtel” price will be decreased by the end of this Iranian year (March 2009).
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Fanavaran newspaper.

• Telecommunication public meeting report has not been sent to parliament yet. So telecommunication symbol will not be opened in bourse board until the report is sent, a Bourse company official said. 
Published in SITNA news agency. Also in Fanavaran newspaper.

• Market insiders predict that by distributing two million prepaid sim cards in two next weeks, all Mobile Company of Iran postpaid sim cards price will decrease.
Published in Mobna news agency. 

• By the end of Iranian year 1986 (2007-2008), 91 percent of the population of south Khorasan Province had landline phones, and 78 per cent were under mobile phone coverage, the province’s Telecom Company managing director announced.
Published in Mobna news agency.
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