VIEW: Mobile Phone News in Iranian Mass Media

• TCI not allowed to gain profit from subscribers deposits
• Indebted subscribers SIM cards to become simplex
• MCI sells 5000 round mobile numbers to date
• “Private enterprises under reign of state management system”
• Highways overshoots to be resolved
• Intl advisors appointed to third mobile operator auction
• SMS at same level of mass media
• Mobile usage needs education, culture
• “All tariffs cut communicated except SMS”
• A subscribers criticism

Articles Digest:
• In an interview with ISNA, MCI Deputy for marketing and subscribers affairs said that Latin SMS tariffs would fall from July. This was the major mobile news item published today in the Iranian mass media, including Jam-e Jam, Resalat. Sobh-e Eghtesad, Kaenat, Etemad-e Melli, Eghtesad-e Pouya, Afarinesh, Asrar, Mardomsalari,. Farahang-e Ashti, Poul, Etemad, Karoun, Tafahom, Abrar, Javan, Hayat-e No, Donya-ye Eghtesad
• RCRO approval about cut in mobile services tariffs was communicated to Telecom Company of Iran (TCI), wrote MOBNA. This was published today in Iran, Jam-e Jam, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Poul, Jahan-e Sanat, Eghtesad-e Pouya and Donya-ye Eghtesad dailies.
• Although TCI does not intend to pay the profit of deposits of its 40 million subscribers, an attorney believes that according to Article 617 of Civil Code, TCI is not allowed to gain profit from subscribers deposits. This was published today in Abrar-e Eghtesadi and Jahan-e Eghtesad dailies.
• MCI General Manager for subscribers and applicants said in an interview with MOBNA that mobile lines of those subscribers not paid yet their bills would become simplex. This was published today in Jahan-e Sanat daily.
• Head of Trades Commission at MCI said in an interview with MOBNA that 5 thousand out of 16 thousand round mobile numbers have been sold at auctions. This was published today in Sarmayeh daily. This had been published yesterday in 5 dailies.
• MOBNA yesterday published an article titled “Private enterprises under reign of state management system” that discusses in detail the problems of private sector. This was published today in Jahan-e Eghtesad daily.
• MCI General Manager for optimization said in an interview with ISNA that the major problem of mobile network coverage in the highways is the existence of overshoot sites. This was published in the latest issue of Bozorgrah-e Fanavari weekly. This had been published in two other dailies.
• In an interview with MOBNA, a university professor and IT researcher said that SMS can publicly publish information at the same level of mass media.
• A leading professor in communications said authorities should provide people with education and foster the culture of mobile usage.
• Hamshahri daily today published a news item titled ” All tariffs cut communicated except SMS” that says RCRO has communicated cut in some mobile tariffs to Telecom Company of Iran (TCI).
• Bozorgrah-e Fanavari weekly published in its latest issue an article titled “Survey on mobile operators performance” that discusses in detail the situation of Hamrah Aval, Taliya and Irancell mobile operators.
• Seda-ye Edalat daily today published a subscribers criticism about lack of mobile network coverage and weak supervision of Communications Minister.
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