Iranian mobile News Media Review Tuesday 22 July 2008

• According to audit office there is not any problem for Mellat bank and Mobile Company of Iran to be sold off in Tehran stock exchange and will be sold off by 21 August, audit office head said.
Published in Javan, Zaman, Arman, Andishe No, Poul, Jahan Eghtesad, Asr Eghtesad, Kaenat, Fanavaran and Hezbollah newspapers.

• Second version of Persian font sms software with new features like access to mobile phone contact list, insertion of simple pictures, Persian calenderer in sms and adding inbox was provided to Mobile Company of Iran by Sharif Universitys advanced information research center, research center head said.
Published in Iran, Jomhouri, Donya Eghtesad, Jahan Sanat, Fanavaran, Ghods, Kaenat, Ebtekar and Siyasat Rouz newspapers. Also in Mobna, ISNA and Hamna news agencies.

• The authorized mobile set importers have been asked to submit sample of imported sets to Sharif Mobile phone value added services lab for testing Persian font sms software on them but they did not welcome the move, project manager said.
Published in Donya Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi, Jahan Sanat, Asr Eghtesad, Sarmaye and Fanavaran newspapers.  

• State owned Mobile Company of Iran network will be equipped with 2.75G technology by end of Iranian year (March 2009), so new services like GPRS will be offered to subscribers, the MCI official said. 
Published in Eghtesad Pouya, Sobh Eghtesad and Abrar Eghtesadi 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 Hayat No newspaper.

• 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 Fanavaran newspaper.

• 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 Jahan Sanat newspaper.

• 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 Hayat No newspaper.

• Second version of Persian font sms software with 12 new features will be uploaded on Mobile Company of Iran website on Monday.
Published in Mobna and Fars news agencies.
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