VIEW: Mobile Phone News in Iranian Mass Media, Tuesday, April 29, 2008

• Outlook on SIM cards sales in Tehran
• Samsung import drops in new year
• Commerce Ministry bids for mobile phone import tariff
• MD-8 Speaker for Nokia XpressMusic available
• 5 megapixel Samsung sales drop in Tehran
• Best-selling Nokia price down
• Latest Samsung to be on Tehran’s market
• Nokia introduces XpressMusic 5220
• New Samsung clamshell phone on the way
• “SIM card sales steep”
• “Mobile phone market needs apt tariff”
• “PDA, men’s favorite phone”

Articles Digest:
• As global post network plays a key role in consumers and producers relations, GTC contract, which is a e-shopping service, has been concluded and inhabitants of remote areas also can derive benefit from the service, buying mobile phone without even going outdoors. This was the major mobile phone news published today in the Iranian mass media, including Siasat-e Rouz, Kargozaran, Rah-e Mardom and Jahan-e Eghtesad dailies.
• Nokia introduced its latest mobile phone, XpressMusic 5320 so-called Say & Play to the global mobile phone market. This was published today in Poul daily.
• Hamrah Aval SIM cards are being traded these days without price fluctuation because of its dull market, wrote MOBNA.
• Sales manager of Samsung authorized reseller Pars Microtel Co. said in an interview with MOBNA about cut in supply of Samsung mobile phones from the beginning of the year.
• Commerce Minister recommended four-percent import duty on mobile phones, said an informed source in an interview with HAMNA.
• Nokia is to introduce its so-called MD-8 mini-speakers to the market in order to complete its XpressMusic mobile phone, wrote MOBNA.
• Sellers of Samsung mobile phone said about cut in supply of 5 megapixel G800, wrote MOBNA.
• The price of best-selling Nokia, 6300, fell 250,000 rials in Tehran’s mobile phone market, wrote MOBNA.
• Samsung latest mobile phone, Soul G400, will be introduced to Tehran’s mobile phone market, wrote MOBNA.
• Nokia is to introduce its latest mobile phone, XpressMusic 5220 in the second six-months of 2008, wrote MOBNA.
• The latest Sony Ericsson clamshell phone, Z780, was introduced to market this month, wrote MOBNA.
• Poul daily today published an article titled “SIM cards sales steep” that discusss in detail the reduction in prices of SIM cards.
• Etelaat daily today published an article titled “Mobile phone market needs apt tariff” written by Sajad Tabrizi that discusses in detail the status of mobile phone market and mobile phone import tariffs.
• Jahan-e Sanat daily today published an article titled “PDA: men’s favorite phone” that focuses on the best-selling mobile phones.
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