Iranian mobile news media review Tuesday Aug 11, 2009

 •    Negotiations on MCI-IranCell interconnection started based on IranCell license, Telecommunication Company of Iran chief announced.
ISNA news agency, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Sobh Eghtesad, Sarmayeh, Poul, Jahan Sanat, Eghtesad Pouya, Abrar Eghtesadi and Gostaresh newspapers reported.
 
•    Sim card market faced with recession, market insiders beleive.
Fars news agency, Iran, Keyhan, Sarmayeh, Javan, Kar o Karegar, Arman and Asr Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Deadline to probe into Telecommunication Company of Iran affairs extended by six months as committee in charge needs more time for comprehensive investigation, head of Parliament telecommunication committee said.
Fars news agency, Sobh Eghtesad, Jahan Eghtesad, Etemad, Javan, Tehran Emrouz and Aftab Yazd newspapers reported.   

•    40 percent of private software companies face bankruptcy because of Information and Communication Technology Ministry’s weak performance in IT.
Mehr news agency, Jomhouri Islami, Fanavaran, Sarmayeh, Jahan Sanat and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    International telephone cards disorder removed by holding VoIP tender.
Mehr news agency, Fanavaran, Abrar Eghtesadi, Sarmayeh, Sobh Eghtesad and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Issuing more sim cards than specified in mobile phone operator’s licence illegal, Parliament telecommunication committee head said.
Mobna news agency, Sarmayeh, Poul, Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers reported.   

•    Country’s IT position damaged if ICT and Transportation ministries merger approved by Parliament industries and mines committee.
Mehr news agency, Etemad, Asr Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    Radio Communication and Regulations Organization committee met to review 114 VoIP companies problem following their disconnection.
IRNA news agency, Iran, Jahan Sanat and Gostaresh newspapers reported.   

•    Preliminary works under way by Mobile Company of Iran to hold auction on its LBS (location based service), MCI engineering and planning deputy announced.
Mobna news agency, Donyay-e Eghtesad and Poul newspapers reported.

•    Buyers prefer low-price mobile sets more than before, market insiders believe.
Mobna news agency, Sarmayeh and Fanavaran newspapers reported.

•    With merger between ICT and Transportation ministries, Iran’s digital gap with other countries would widen even further, Information and Communication Technology Ministry legal and Parliament affairs deputy announced.  
Mobna news agency and Poul newspaper reported.  

•    Disorder occurred in telecom services bureaus union computer server Aug 8.
Mobna news agency reported and Jahan Sanat newspaper reported.

•    Telecommunication Company of Iran 50 percent block shares to be sold off on bourse in near future, bourse president announced.
IRNA news agency and Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper reported.

•    Authorized mobile importer believes there is no way to confront mobile smugglers in present situation.
Mobna news agency and Fanavaran newspaper reported.

•    Russian operator Megafon officials first announced at press conference a year ago their willingness to invest in Iran and Third Operator tender.
IRNA news agency and Poul newspaper reported.    

•    Russian operator Megafon denied receiving work permit in Iran.
Fars news agency and Gostaresh newspaper reported.
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