VIEW: Mobile News in Iranian Mass Media, Tuesday, May 27, 2008

• MCI not use its 55m potential
• Latin SMS rates increase from mid-June
• Sima-ye Hamrah monthly issued under new name “Telephon-e Hamrah”
• MCI postpaid SIM card delivery to become on-day
• Trial run of phase 4 of mobile network expansion completed
• MMS infrastructure ready in Tehran
• 3.5G mobile network pilot to be launched
• “Privatization in field of communications ; regulations compliance with market status”
• “SMS delivery process better”
• Preventive regulations on annoying calls made by Irancell
• 128Kb limit on Internet speed clarified in third operator tender
• Mobile calls details can be only viewed by owner
• TCI license not complied with Convention 44 policies
• 2.8m-rial SIM cards to be delivered on-day
• 80 percent of TCI shares for private sector
• “POSs of MCI charge cards”
• Criticisms expressed by two subscribers

Articles Digest:
• MCI Public Relations said that planning for phase 4 of mobile network development is on the MCI’s agenda. This was the major news about mobile telecom published today in the Iranian mass media, including Iran, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Fanavaran, Hambastegi, Khabar, Kaenat, Afarinesh, Siasat-e Rouz and Hayat-e No dailies and MOBNA, Mehr, ISCA News and Moj news agencies.
• TCI Chairman said in an interview with ISNA that their general contractors have almost completed their operations. This was published today in Jahan-e Sanat, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Sahebghalam and Poul dailies.
• Expert believe that there was no need for new phase of SIM card distribution by MCI, and yet MCI has not used its 55-million-subscriber capacity. This was published today in Sahebghalam, Andishe-ye No, Siasat-e rouz and Jahan-e Eghtesad dailies.
• Communications Minister said in an interview with IRIB News that Latin SMS rates will be increased this June. This was published today in Hezbollah, Javan and Seda-ye Edalat dailies.
• The 39th issue of “Sima-ye Hamrah” bilingual monthly was issued under the new name “Telephon-e Hamrah”. This was published today in Jahan-e Sanat, Poul and Sobh-e Eghtesad dailies. This had been published yesterday in two other dailies.
• MCI General Manager for Subscribers Affairs said in an interview with MOBNA that delivery of its 2.8-million-rial SIM cards would take place on-day in 20 telecom services bureaus in Tehran. This was published today in Abrar-e Eghtesadi and Fanavaran dailies.
• The premier member of MCI’s Expansion Consortium said in an interview with MOBNA that all trial install and launch of six million mobile lines have been done. This was published today in Abrar-e Eghtesadi and Eghtesad-e Pouya dailies.
• Chahar Nasle Amvaj CEO said in an interview with MOBNA that mass production of infrastructure for MMS service is under way. This was published today in Donya-ye Eghtesad and Fanavaran dailies.
• Mobile Communications Technologies CEO said in an interview with MOBNA that they are going to launch pilot of 3.5G mobile communications. This was published today in Abrar-e Eghtesadi and Fanavaran dailies.
• MOBNA yesterday published an article titled “Privatization in the field of Communications; regulations compliance with market status” that discusses in detail the problems of TCI privatization. This was published today in Jahan-e Eghtesad daily.
• MCI Deputy Head for Supervision & Management said in an interview with MOBNA that SMS successful delivery has increased this year drastically. This was published today in Hayat-e No daily. This had been published in three other dailies.
• An official at Irancell explained preventive regulations for annoying calls made by its subscribers. This was published today in Etelaat daily. This had been published the day before yesterday in two other dailies.
• Head of Telecom Committee at Majlis said in an interview with HAMNA that 128Kb limit on Internet speed should be clarified in the third mobile operator tender. This was published today in Fanavaran daily.
• The presence of owner is necessary for getting mobile voice calls details print, wrote MOBNA.
• MCI started on-day delivery of 0912 SIM cards, despite news indicating that its delivery has been stopped, wrote HAMNA.
• Khabar daily today published a news item titled “80 percent of TCI shares for private sector”.
• Etelaat daily today published a news item titled “POSs of MCI charge cards” that quotes MCI General Manager for Subscribers Affairs saying the charge cards for MCI prepaid SIM cards are sold by landline phone centers.
• Khorasan daily today published criticisms expressed by two subscribers about costly rates of mobile voice calls and why MMS service is not offered.
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