Iranian mobile News Media Review Tuesday 8 July 2008

• “Cell information” service which is for telling users local position is active on mobile sets of Mobile Company of Irans subscribers in some regions in Tehran, an official in Mobile Company of Iran.
Published in Jomhouri, Khabar, Asrar, Sarmayeh, Kaenat, Donya Eghtesad, Poul, Jahan Sanat, Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• Mobile phone operators will offer mms (multi media messaging) service by September-October, a Telecommunication board official.
Published in Hamshahri, Keihan, Abrar, Jahan Eghtesad, Khorasan, Abrar Eghtesadi and Arman newspapers.

• General contractors for the first nation wide mobile phone operator have ended their work, and their accounts are being settled up, a telecommunication official.
Published in Donya Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi and Sarmaye newspapers.

• Base amount for governments franchise earning from third nation operator earning might be reduced 15 percent, an official in Mobile Company of Iran.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad, Hosban and Hayat No newspapers.

• Persian font sms software is downloadable as of Sunday (6 June) and it helps each Persian font sms to be increased from 70 characters to 200 characters, a Mobile Company of Iran official announced.
Published in Iran, Donya Eghtesad, Etelaat and Asr Eghtesad newspapers.

• A mid ranking cleric said that the use of “defined access” mobile not only helps establish decent connections but it will prevent offences being committed so the Iranian families will have a greater supervision on their children’s use of the mobile phone.
Published in Keihan and Jahan Sanat newspapers.

• “Defined access” mobile service must be available for subscribers, a university professor.
Published in Mobna news agency and Jahan Sanat newspaper.

• Iran telecommunication ministry will fine, SAIran Company which is GPRS service contractor of Mobile Company of Iran for not abiding to its signed term. According to the agreement inked SAIran was due to offer GPRS services for MCI by end of 2007 –early 2008 but it failed to do so.
Published in Hayat No newspaper.

• Currently Tehrani citizens send the most sms and make the most calls using Mobile Company of Iran network, a MCI official said.
Published in Iran newspaper.

• Pilot GPRS service for mobile phone of Mobile Company of Irans subscribers will be launched in Tehran in August-September 2008, an official in MCI.
Published in Hayat No newspaper.
 
• Mobile Company of Irans network capacity now exceeds 30 million subscribers, and the number of MCIs BTS sites across the country has passed over 15,500 sites, the company`s director said.
Published in Iran newspaper.

• “Mecca Hamrah” software for mobile sets with features like “Mecca map”, “simple and fast hotel information  with pilgrimage centers” and “Mecca Qibla locator” will be available for pilgrims.
Published in Tafahom newspaper.

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