Iranian mobile News Media Review Tuesday 19 August 2008

• Iran mobile phone manufacturers are negotiating with several well known international brands to produce mobile sets in Iran in a joint venture, mine and industry ministry official said.
Published in Donyay-e Eghtesad, Jahan Eghtesad, Poul, Kaenat, Jahan Sanat, Sarmayeh, Siyasat Rouz and Fanavaran newspapers. 

• High mobile sets import tariff increases incentive to smuggle this commodity, commerce minister deputy said.
Published in Andishe No, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Jahan Eghtesad, Aftab, Afarinesh and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Currently selling off Telecommunication shares in blocks is not Telecommunication Company of Iran duty and its responsibility has been transferred to the privatization organization and Bourse Company.
Published in Asr Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi and Jahan Sanat newspapers.

• Iranian telecommunications minister said that all of the nations main roads will be under mobile phone coverage up to the end of Iranian year (March 2009).
Published in Ebtekar newspaper and in ISNA and MOBNA news agencies.

• Transmission of obscene pictures via sms or mms is regarded as telephone harassment, a lawyer said.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad newspaper.

• The head of Iranian telecommunications ministrys regulatory body said that his organization is working on the regulation which based on it mobile phone operators will be able to use one anothers roaming services.
Published in Hayat No newspaper.

• Although negative effects of non standard mobile sets on human body are proved, so far no effort to solve the problem has been exerted and 20 percent of well known mobile sets are not standard, Iran standard and industrial research institute head said.
      Published in Sarmaye newspaper

• Since the difference between prices of illegal and legal mobile sets are high, most authorized importers release cheap mobile sets in the market, the Mobna news agency reported.

• Parliament’s telecom committee should pay more attention to mobile set smuggling in Iran, an economic expert said, the Mobna news agency reported.

• Teyf scientific-analytical group intends to hold international forums on Iranian Telecommunication every October starting this Iranian year (ending March 2009), the Mobna news agency reported.
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