Iranian mobile News Media Review Thursday 14 August 2008

• Provincial Telecommunication Managing directors symposium was held about Telecommunication Company of Iran certification, attended by the minister of telecommunication.
Published in Hamshahri, Asrar, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Donya Eghtesad, Poul, Siyasat Rouz, Sobh Eghtesad and HAyat No newspapers. Also in IRNA, ISNA, ILNA, Fars and Iscanews news agencies.

• We should hand over all telecommunication staffs information to the Tehran bourse and five percent of telecommunication shares would get quoted in bourse by coming week, TCI managing director said.  
Published in Eghtesad Pouya, Donya Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi, Khabar and Fanavaran newspapers.

• We should make telecommunication more attracting by increasing profit for people to invest in and buy its shares, telecommunication minister deputy said.
Published in Iran, Kargozaran, Eghtesad Pouya, Donya Eghtesad and Sarmayeh newspapers.

• Microelectronic research center researchers have produced new generation of sim cards as a smart card with various capabilities that will be offered soon, Sharif University research center head said.
Published in Khorasan, Siyasat Rouz and Ghods newspapers.

• State owned telecommunication companies structure should be commercially-oriented to develop domestic telecommunication, an economic expert said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Smuggled mobile phone still continues pouring expensive mobile sets to the market, a market insider believes.
Published in Fanavaran and Poul newspapers.

• Until the third nation wide operator’s publication of tender document, it is not possible to tell which foreign operators will participate in the tender, a telecommunication official said.
Published in Donya Eghtesad newspaper.

• Managing director of Emad Semiconductors, Hyundai’s distributor in Iran said their mobile sets are no match to famous brands.
Published in Donya Eghtesad newspaper.

• MMS service (multi media messaging) will be offered to the subscribers after GPRS service is offered, Telecommunication minister deputy said.
Published in Etelaat newspaper.

• Private mobile phone operators have minimized the government role in monopolizing telecommunication services market, an economic expert said.
Published in Mobna news agency.
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