Iranian mobile News Media Review Wednesday 9 July 2008

• Mobile Company of Iran earnings is reduced to 100 billion rials (100 million dollars) from 120 billion rials (120 million dollars) due to reducing services fee and reducing fee for prepaid sim cards deed of transfer.
Published in Hamshahri, Poul, Andishe No, Siyasat Rouz, Sobh Eghtesad, Jahan Sanat, Donya Eghtesad, Fanavaran, Abrar Eghtesadi and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers.
 
• The winner company of third national mobile phone operator tender should pay an initial franchise earning. ITU (International Telecommunication Union) experts reduced this amount to 300 million euros in order to encourage telecom companies to enter the tender, a Telecommunication board official.
Published in Sobh Eghtesad, Jahan Sanat, Poul and Kaenat newspapers.

• Mobile phone operators will offer mms (multi media messaging) service by September-October, a Telecommunication board official.
Published in Iran, Etemad, Sarmaye and Kaenat newspapers.

• Mobile phone market experts believe that most of market sales share belongs to smuggled mobile sets which enter to the market via illegal channels.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad, Sobh Eghtesad and Sarmaye newspapers.
 
• The ECMS service makes possible transmission of email via sms without having to use Iran Telecom’s Data service and the internet.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran 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 Karoon, Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers.

• By installing sms server in provinces telecommunication centers sending sms from fixed-line to mobile phone will become possible, an official in Mobile Company of
Iran.
Published in Jomhouri and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers. Also published in Mehr, Mobna, Borna and Hamna news agencies.

• Persian font sms sender software has been offered to users but with 15 days delay and some shortcomings.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad newspaper.

• A meeting is held by the mobile phone sets union on Tuesday to review controversial comments made by the head of Emad Semiconductors company, a union official added.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.

• Mobile Company of Iran managing director denied rumors about some of his companys buildings have been sold after declaring MCIs properties list to stock exchange and privatization organization. 
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• Regulation for operators shared usage from BTS sites was settled and likely will be approved in public meeting of “Site Sharing” company next week, “Ertebet Moshtarak Shahr” managing director.
Base Transceiver Station (BTS) is the equipment which facilitates the wireless communication between user equipments such as mobile phones.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

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