VIEW: Mobile News in Iranian Mass Media, Sunday, April 06, 2008

• Hamrah Aval’s Persian SMS rates drop to 89 rials from March
• 215m SMS sent in a day was expected
• Mobile, landline phones hit 59m lines
• Local company ready to produce third mobile operator’s equipments
• “Will mobile phone get better in New Year?”
• TCI name on Bourse board within two months”
• “Tehran metro to be under Irancell network coverage”
• MCI prolongs SIM Purchase tender
• SMS, Call rates drop under Irancell Color Tariff schemes
• “These characters worth zillions”
• “Hamrah Aval charge cards not rare in Norouz”
• “TCI shares to be issued next month”
• “25000 prepaid SIM ready for distribution”
• “Special points”
• A subscriber’s criticism
Articles Digest:
• According to Public Relations of Irancell, the subscribers to Irancell postpaid, prepaid and SMS SIM cards will be offered by gift credit from April 8 to 19 under its Gift Credit Scheme. This was the major mobile news item published today in the Iranian mass media, including Abrar, Zaman, Seda-ye Edalat, Kaenat, Poul, Farhang-e Ashti and Fanavaran dailies and Fars, Moj, Mehr, ISCA News and HAMNA news agencies.
• “MMS code has not still met with final approval”, said head of Radio Communications & Regulatory Organization (RCRO) in an interview with MOBNA. This was published today in Eghtesad-e Pouya, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Jahan-e Eghtesad, Sarmayeh and Fanavaran dailies.
• “Hamrah Aval Persian SMS rates dropped in March 2008 from 147 rials per 60 characters to 80 rials”, said Marketing & Subscribers Affairs Deputy of Mobile Communications of Iran (MCI) in an interview with IRNA. This was published today in Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Sarmayeh, Ghods, Ebtekar and Donya-ye Eghtesad dailies.
• According to MOBNA, Public Relations of Telecom Company of Tehran Province (TCT) said subscribers could pursue phone intrusions made by Hamrah Aval prepaid and postpaid phone by going to Mobile Communications of Iran (MCI) in Hamrah Tower. This was published today in Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Sarmayh, Sobh-e Egthesad and Jahan-e Sanat dailies.
• “Despite Hamrah Aval subscribers sent 215 million SMS in the first day of the New Year, the succession rate of SMS transmission was as same as the ordinary days. This was published today in Donya-ye Eghtesad, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Sobh-e Eghtesad and Fanavaran dailies.
• “The number of mobile and landline phones in the country in the end of the year 1386 reached 59 million lines”, said Communications Minister in the occasion of the Ministry’s management and personnel meeting held after Norouz. This was published today in Hadaf va Eghtesad and Fanavaran dailies and MOBNA, CITNA, ISCA News and ISNA news agencies.
• “Fonun-e Ertebatat-e Sayar Co. (literally means mobile communications technologies) is ready to produce equipments of the country’s third mobile operators”, said its CEO in an interview with MOBNA. This was published today in Asr-e Eghtesad and Sobh-e Eghtesad dailies.
• MOBNA published an article yesterday titled “Will mobile phone get good in New Year?” written by Koroush Shams that discusses in detail the status of local mobile phone carriers and domestic mobile phone market in the new Iranian year. This was published today in Jahan-e San’at daily.
• “It is expected TCI’s name will enter the stock exchange within the next two months”, said TCI CEO in an interview with BORNA. This was published today in Etemad daily.
• “Irancell has started its operations to bring metro stations and tunnels under its network coverage”, said Technical Deputy Head of Irancell Company in an interview with HAMNA. This was published today in Fanavaran daily.
• MCI prolonged its tender for purchasing five million SIM cards by adding another five million to its capacity, wrote HAMNA. This was published today in Fanavaran daily.
• According to Public Relations of Irancell, details of its incentive Color Tariff schemes, which are offered from April 8 to 19, along with its rates and two new Gold Tariff schemes have been revealed. This was published today in IRNA and CITNA news agencies. This was published yesterday in 18 dailies.
• Donya-ye Eghtesad daily published an article today titled “These characters worth zillions” written by Sonita Sarabpour that discusses in detail the status of SMS network during the New Year holidays.
• Fanavaran daily published today a news item titled “Hamrah Aval charge card not rare in Norouz” that quotes Marketing & Sales Manager of MCI as saying they had not received yet any report on scarcity of charge cards during the New Year holidays.
• Hamshahri daily published a news item today titled “TCI shares to be issued next month” that quotes TCI CEO as saying its company would enter the Bourse in May.
• Farhang-e Ashti daily published a news item today titled “25000 prepaid SIM ready for distribution” that indicates 25 thousand applicants for Hamrah Aval SIM cards in Khorasan Razavi would receive their prepaid SIM cards.
• Jamejam daily published an article today in its so-called Click weekly titled “3G Dies Soon” written by Sara Karoubi that discusses in detail the problems of 3G mobile network.
• Hamshahri daily published today a news item titled “Special Points” that discusses in detail Hamrah Aval failure to offer GPRS, and the issue of TCI shares in the stock exchange.
• Khorasan daily published today a subscriber’s criticism that was about failure to pursue phone intrusions made by Irancell SIM cards.
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