Iranian mobile News Media Review Tuesday 13 January 2009

• Iran telecommunication Company managing director announced that telecommunication 130 rials per share profit will be paid to shareholders definitely.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Hamshahri, Sarmaye, Kaenat, Siyasat Rouz, Jahan Eghtesad, Vatan Emrouz, Khorshid, Poul, Jahan Sanat, Donyaye Eghtesad, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Etelaat, Khabar, Asr Eghtesad and Ebtekar newspapers.  

• All ten sms centers capacity increased to 1000 sms per second, Mobile Company of Iran official said.
Published in SITNA news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi, Sobh Eghtesad, Fanavaran and Donyaye Eghtesad newspapers. 

• Islamic Republic of Iran 30-year achievements in ICT field (information and communication technology) will be presented in ITEX 2009 exhibition from Jan 30 to Feb 3 in Kish Island, telecommunication ministry announced.
Published in Sarmaye, Tafahom, Abrar Eghtesadi and Khorshid newspapers. Also in ISNA and Fars news agencies.  

• Tamin Etisalat consortium won Iran third mobile phone operator tender.
Published in Mobna and ISNA news agencies. Also in Hamshahri, Poul and Fanavaran newspapers.

• 50 Mobile Company of Iran telecommunication services bureaus which overcharged MCI prepaid sim card have been warned, Iran Telecommunication bureaus union vice president said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Donyaye Eghtesad and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Deactivated new series sim cards are replaced free of charge at telecom service bureaus if there is evidence that the cause has been counter overflow.
Published in SITNA news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers.

• There is no problem in providing MCI 120,000 rials prepaid sim cards to Telecommunication services bureaus countrywide and we provide bureaus announced needs, Mobile Company of Iran managing director said.
Published in ILNA news agency. Also in Donyaye Eghtesad and Asrar 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 Abrar Eght and Karoon newspapers.

• Taiwanese made fake and copied iPhone with unknown warrantee and 1,880,000 rials price is offered in Iran mobile phone market.
Published in Mobna 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. Also in Khorshid newspaper.

• The third version of Mobile Company of Iran’s Persian sms software is not on company’s agenda, the project’s technical director announced.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Third mobile phone operator selection procedure is over and the winner was announced. But the most important challenge for this operator is providing vast broadband in order to offer value added services easily.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Overcharging MCI 0919 prepaid sim cards which has started as of three weeks ago continues, market insiders believe.
Published in Mobna news agency.
 
• First operator (MCI) with 29 million subscribers does not have a convergence billing system, a telecommunication expert said.
Published in Alef news agency.

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