Iranian mobile News Media Review Wednesday 12 November 2008

• 20 percent of Telecommunication Company of Iran shares have been sold of as justice shares, TCI managing director said.
 Published in Iran, Hamshahri, Eghtesad Pouya, Jahan Sanat, Asr Eghtesad, Khorshid, Sobh Eghtesad, Kaenat, Zaman and Arman newspapers. Also in Fars news agency. 

• Mobile Compnay of Irans subscribers undelivered sms charge will be refunded, MCI deputy said.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Siyasat Rouz, Jahan Sanat, Poul, Khorshid, Fanavaran, Aftab, Sarmaye, Sobh Eghtesad and Tafahom newspapers.
 

• Receiving surcharge from mobile phone bill payment in banks contradicts with this Iranian year budget law, telecommunication company managing director said.
Published in ILNA news agency. Also in Hayat No, Sedaye Edalat, Asr Eghtesad, FAnavaran, Afarinesh, Hezbollah, KArgozaran and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• Telecommunication budget in current Iranian year is 42 billion rials (4.4 million dollars), telecommunication ministry deputy said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Poul, Sobh Eghtesad, Sarmaye, Hezbollah, Fanavaran and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers. Also in Fars, ILNA, Borna, ISNA, Iscanews and Mobna news agencies. 

• Specialized lab for Soft Switch, GPRS and value added services was launched with cooperation of Huawei and MCI training management.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Zaman, Fanavaran, Sarmayeh, poul, Donyaye Eghgtesad and Tafahom newspapers. Also in 
Mobna, ILNA, FArs and ISNA news agencies.

• According to this Iranian year budget law first operator has to sell 900,000 sim cards by the end of this Iranian year (March 2009).
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Donyaye Eghtesad and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• Telecommunication ministers impeachment is still pursued by the Iranian parliament, a deputy said.
Published in ISNA news agency also in Khorasan and Ebtekar newspapers.

• Mobile Company of Iran has inked SLA (service level agreement) agreement with sms center system vendors in order to guarantee its service quality, MCI network surveillance and management deputy said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Donyaye Eghtesad newspaper.

• Mobile Company of Iran will launch sms system to help subscribers sue prank callers, the company said
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• Decreasing mobile set import tariff needs commerce ministry approval, a commerce ministry official said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Fanavaran newspaper.

• So far four airports are equipped with satellite system, and the rest will be equipped in future, Iran aviation organization head said.
Published in Mehr news agency. Also in Arman newspaper.
 
• Receiving charge for mobile phone bill payment in banks or via ATM machines is illegal, Iran fiscal bureau official announced.
Published in IRNA news agency. Also in Ebtekar newspaper.

• System for receiving commodities information via mobile phones will be launched by the end of this Iranian year (March 2009).
Published in Mobna news agency also in Khabar newspaper.

• Iranian researchers have designed and produced software that can change electronic books to mobile phone format in a second.
Published in ILNA news agency also in Khabar newspaper.

• New value added services are not usable in old sim cards, MCI official said.
Published in ISNA news agency also in Hamshahri newspaper.
  
• Iran telecommunication company common public annual meeting will be held on 18 November.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• 250 billion rials (25 million dollars) loan which has been dedicated to domestic mobile phone manufacturers only is not sufficient for mobile set assembling not mobile set production, an economic expert said.  
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Telecommunication ministry is responsible for any irregularities in offering mms service, an Iranian parliament deputy said
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Currently landline in country has saturated, so that telecommunication agents looking for customers, telecommunication minister said..
Published in Mobna news agency.

• 100,000 Hyundai mobile sets will be imported by March 2009, Emad semiconductor company head said.
Published in Mobna news agency.
 

• 1004 BTS antennas has been launched in Khorasan Razavi province.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• This year telecom company will be different because of third mobile phone operator tender, MCI official said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Iran Telecommunication Company has launched its data center.
Published in ILNA news agency.
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