Iranian mobile News Media Review Thursday 11 December 2008

• Telecommunication Company of Iran next Iranian year budget and shares profit will be announced by 4 January, TCI managing director said.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Iran, Hamshahri, Jahan Eghtesad, Sarmaye, Arman, Siyasat Rouz, Poul, Hadaf o Eghtesad and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers.  

• Mobile Company of Iran call tax fee decreased from six percent to three percent.
Published in Borna, Fars, ILNA, Mobna and ISNA news agencies. Also in Fanavaran, Abrar Eghtesadi, Etemad, Poul, Hemayat, Hezbollah, Afarinesh and Siyasat Rouz newspapers. 

• The subscribers of Mobile Company of Iran will get sms which contains the amount as well as the information which the owner would need to pay bill through a bank ATM device.
Published in Fars and Mobna news agencies. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Khorasan, Fanavaran and Siyasat Rouz newspapers.

• According to new privatization law Telecommunication Company of Iran will separate from Telecommunication ministry and the ministry will perform its supervisory role, Radio Communication and Regulations Organization head announced.
Published in Keyhan, Abrar Eghtesadi, Poul, Jahan Sanat and Vatan Emrouz newspapers.
 
• Seven companies from Middle East are selected to participate in Third mobile phone operator tender, telecommunication minister announced.
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Siyasat Rouz, Hayat No, Andishe No and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• Sharif university researchers have produced an automatic Bluetooth system.
Published in Mehr news agency. Also in Fanavaran, Khorasan and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• Radio Communication and Regulations Organization head announced that Irancell new sim cards should be released without owner registration and other Irancell subscribers identity should be recognized by the end of this Iranian year.
Published in IRIB news. Also in Arman and Aftab newspapers. 

• Contradiction in authorities and domestic mobile set manufacturers sayings continues clearly, an economic expert said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Donyay-e Eghtesad newspaper.

• Mobile set smuggling will be uprooted with decreasing mobile set import tariff, Tehran commerce chamber, mines and industries managing board member said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Poul newspaper.
 
• Russian operator Megafon might participate again in third mobile phone operator tender, Radio Communication and Regulations Organization head announced.
Published in Mobna and Borna news agencies. Also in Khorshid newspaper.

• Mobile users’ complaints will be reviewed by the unions concerned, country’s Guilds Council vice-president announced.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Sarmaye newspaper.

• Mobile Company of Iran postpaid 0910 sim cards price decreased from 1.5 million rials (150 dollars) to 1.23 million rials (123 dollars), MCI official said.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Keyhan newspaper.

• The deadline to provide third mobile phone operator tender proposition packages is on 13 December and we hope tender to have proper situation, Radio communication and Regulations Organization head announced.
Published in ISNA news agency. 

• Mobile Company of Iran mms (multimedia messaging) service equipments were approved by Radio Communication and Regulations Organization.
Published in Borna news agency. 

• Telecommunication ministry should change to a regulatory and operators should not be ministrys affiliates, so that Telecommunication ministry can operate its surveillance role better, RCRO head announced.
Published in Iscanews news agency. 
  
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