Iranian mobile News Media Review Sunday 7 December 2008

• Companies from four countries want to buy telecommunication company shares. It is predicted that in near future a Turkish group will travel to Iran to study buying telecommunication shares, Iran telecommunication company public relations said.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in a handful of newspapers.
 
• More studies for intelligent network (IN) project have been done and the network will be used by the end of this Iranian year (March 2009), Telecommunication Infrastructure Company official said. (IN network delivers intelligent services for landline system).
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in a handful of newspapers. 

• Mobile Company of Iran will install solar BTS and booster antennas in the nations roads, MCI deputy said
Published in Mobna news agency. 

• The about-to-be formed Mobile Handset Importers Association president announced mobile market will undergo reorganization with the assistance of agencies concerned by early next Iranian year.
Published in Mobna news agency. 

• So far around 15,000 Mobile Company of Iran subscribers have used MCIs virtual services, companys deputy said.
Published in Mobna news agency. 

• An economic expert said that Mobile Company of Iran distributes more sim cards to gain more profit but does not improve its services.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Rafsanjan Industrial Complex Islamic cooperative as Taliya project manager has permission to register as an independent company to attract an investor for Taliya project, Iran Telecommunication Company official said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Jomhouri newspaper. 

• It is a while that some mobile phone vendors offer used sets as brand new ones to customers by changing their the sets frame with new ones, a market insider said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Hamshahri newspaper. 

• In order to have less exposure to mobile phone electromagnetic signals children under 12 years old should not use mobile sets and adults should decrease their calls duration.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Hamshahri newspaper. 
 
• Mobile Company of Iran managing director announced the companys mobile internet service (GPRS) is available round the clock to its postpaid sim card subscribers in Tehran (0912).
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Hamshahri newspaper.

• Iranian pilgrims who lost their sim cards can get an active one in less than two minutes after referring to telecommunication service bureaus.
Published in Hamshahri newspaper.

• Poor management and inability to curb mobile smuggling has resulted in country’s disorderly mobile market, Tehran Chamber of Commerce vice president announced.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Data transmission speed in mobile phone gprs service is three times higher than subscribers access speed in landline system.
Published in Mobna news agency.
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