Iranian mobile News Media Review Thursday 18 September 2008

• According to new privatization law it is planned than Mobile Company of Iran to sell its shares in bourse gradually and the company will be privatized completely by two years later, a MCI official said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Abrar, Saheb Ghalam, Karoon and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers.

• Ten percent mobile sets import tariff which it is planned to be decreed has been forgotten and the tariff will not decline, deputy commerce minister said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Sarmayeh and Poul newspapers.

• Each foreign company that wins the third mobile phone operator tender should do participate with a domestic company, a Mobile Company of Iran official said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Karoon and Poul newspapers.

• To promote mobile banking, banks should create incentives to encourage their customers to use mobile banking services, an ecommerce expert said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi and Jahan Sanat newspapers.

• Although one month has passed since telecommunication shares were sold off in bourse, no decision has been taken for telecommunication remained shares.
Published in Sobh Eghtesad and Siyasat Rouz newspapers
 
• Domestic mobile phone manufacturers will continue receiving government support, an economics expert says.
Published in Fanavaran newspaper.

• Ministry of Information and Communication Technology announced that the first Countrywide Operator’s 2,880,000-rial sim cards will be sold till the end of this Iranian year (March 2009).
Published in Fanavaran newspaper. Also in Mobna and Mehr news agencies.

• Negotiation between Pars ComTel and Mobile Company of Iran to install MCI’s enhanced Persian font software on Sony-Ericsson and Motorola mobile sets is in its final stages.
Published in Poul newspaper.

• First third mobile phone operator conference aiming at familiarizing with its tender and encouraging domestic and foreign investors will be held on 23 September.
Published in Hamna news agency.
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