Iranian mobile News Media Review Monday 21 July 2008

• Telecommunication Company of Iran went on display on the main board of the Tehran Stock Exchange as its 447th company on July 19, 2008
Published in Hamshahri, Iran, Jomhouri, Jahan Sanat, Fanavaran, Ebtekar, Eghtesad Pouya, Andishe No, Khorasan, Asr Eghtesad, Tafahom, Khabar and Etemad Newspapers. Also in Mobna, Borna, Isna and Mehr news agencies.

• Date for the third nation wide mobile phone operator tender invitation will be announced next few days, telecommunication minister deputy said.
Published in Jomhouri, Abrar Eghtesadi, Poul, Jahan Sanat, Fanavaran, Donya Eghtesad, Sarmaye, Sobh Eghtesad and Khabar Newspapers.
  
• 300,000 mobile phone sets have been produced in country last year, while Iran needs 12 million mobile phone sets annually, an industries and mines ministry official said.
Published in Donya Eghtesad, Mardom Salari, Sarmaye, Sobh Eghtesad, Jahan Eghtesad, Rah Mardom, Poul, Abrar Eghtesadi and Hadaf o Eghtesad newspapers.

• All official steps for selling off telecommunication stock at the Tehran Stock Exchange have been over and we are completely ready for selling off stock, telecommunication minister announced. “We ask finance ministry to sell off telecommunication stock in stock exchange faster” he said.
Published in Jomhouri, Hamshahri, Hemayat, Sobh Eghtesad, Hayat No and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.
    
• The Increase Telecommunication Company of Irans capital will be approved in audit office by the end of week, MCI managing director said.
Published in Hamshahri, Fanavaran, Etelaat, Jahan Eghtesad, Abrar, Eghtesad Pouya and Hayat No newspapers. Also in Borna news agency.
 
• Telecommunication minister deputy and Radio Communication and Regulation Organization head handed over Telecommunication Company of Irans operation license to the companys managing board in an official meeting on Saturday.
Published in Poul, Rah Mardom, Abrar Eghtesadi and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers. Also in Mobna, Iscanews, Fars and Isna news agencies.

• Iran ranked fourth in mobile phone growth rate worldwide, Telecommunication Company of Iran official said.
Published in Sarmaye, Sobh Eghtesad and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• According to the first nation wide mobile phone operator license, Telecommunication Company of Iran’s must pay the government 4.9 trillion rials (520 million dollars) within four years.
Published in Jahan Sanat, Sobh Eghtesad and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers.
 
• Member of Iranian parliaments industries and mines commission said the legislative branch is to review a cut in non Persian sms tariff.
Published in Edalat, Hayat No and Khorasan newspapers.

• Telecommunication stock will be sold off by end of next week, privatization organization head announced.
Published in Hamshahri newspaper.

• Stock exchange company will not wait for financial accounts of March 2007- March 2008 period approval by the audit office and neither for Telecommunication Company of Iran annual meeting to be held. The MCI stock will be sold on stock exchange after offering two months financial report of March 2008- March 2009 period, the stock exchange company official announced.
Published in Etelaat newspaper.

• Regulation organization of telecommunication ministry will study third mobile phone operator tender documents and will finalize the operator license by Monday.
Published in Mobna news agency.
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