Iranian mobile News Media Review Sunday21 December 2008

• Mobile Company of Iran’s 2,880,000- and 1,500,000-rial postpaid and prepaid sim cards are ready for delivery in provinces which have the vacancy.
Published in Keyhan, Etelaat, Jomhouri, Abrar Eghtesadi, Mardom Salari, Abrar, Afarinesh, Zaman, Fanavaran, Rah Mardom and Hemayat newspapers. Also in Iscanews, Mobna, Fars, Mouj and Hamna news agencies.

• MCI deputy said that decreasing price of Mobile Company of Iran sim cards needs special conditions and changing fees, so in this situation we do not have any program to decrease sim card price.
Published in Borna news agency. Also in Jam-e Jam, Abrar Eghtesadi, Aftab, Khorshid, Afarinesh, Ebtekar, Asr Eghtesad, Arman, Hayat No and Sarmaye newspapers.

• Telecommunication Company has proposed to economy ministry that it does not receive any profit of three final months of this Iranian year (21 December to 20 March).
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Poul, Hayat No, Siyasat Rouz, Jahan Sanat, Eghtesad Pouya and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.

• The telecommunication infrastructure companys statute was decreed in four quarters framework by Irans vetting body, the Gurdians Council  approval.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Poul, Jahan Sanat, Sarmaye, Khorshid and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Taliya will offer 50,000 rials recharge cards for its subscribers soon. All subscribers can recharge their Taliya sim cards via Melli Bank and Saderat Bank ATM devices.
Also Parsian bank POS (Point of Sale) devices have Taliya 100,000 rials recharge cards.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi, Zaman, Khabar and Tafahom newspapers.

• Mobile Company of Iran subscribers should be aware of latest call tariffs before using international roaming service.
Published in Mobna, Borna, Fars, Mouj, ISNA and Hamna news agencies. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi, Khorasan, Khabar and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Mobile Company of Iran subscribers sent 194 million sms messages on Eid al-Ghadir of which 94 million were greetings.
 Published in Mobna, Fars, Mouj, ISNA and Hamna news agencies. Also in Sobh Eghtesad, Khorasan, Hayat No and Hezbollah newspapers.

• Third mobile phone operator tender manager announced that the price packages opening stage likely will have two stages.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Sobh Eghtesad, Donyay-e Eghtesad and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Using mobile phone signal jammers devices has circulated in country.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi and Sarmaye newspapers.

• Due to damage in submarine cables internet and telephone communications between Europe, Middle East and Asia has disturbed seriously. Telecommunication Infrastructure company deputy said that with this cut off about 10 to 15 percent of our communication has confronted with problem.
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.

• Taliya sim card subscribers are these days experiencing shortage of Taliya charge cards.
 Published in Fars news agency. Also in Asr Eghtesad and Arman newspapers.
 
• UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) special meeting will be held in communication field and Iran activities in this sector.
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Poul and Tafaom newspapers.

• MCI network blind spots number In Tehran has decreased and reached to less than 100 blind spots, Mobile Company of Iran deputy said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Donyay-e Eghtesad newspaper.

• 95 percent of mobile sets currently on the market are those which have been imported illegally, managing director and CEO of Iran’s Center for Codification of Commodities and Services announced.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• A side exhibition will be held by country’s mobile phone operators on December 30, 2008 to coincide with the gathering entitled “General forum of university-industry liaison directors with emphasis on information technology and telecommunication”.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Due to inactivity in Mobile Company of Iran postpaid sim cards market, these sim cards price decreased maximum to 100,000 rials.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Second training course of Afghan telecommunication experts will be held in Iran according to agreement between Iran and Afghanistan and under ITU (international telecommunication union) surveillance.
Published in Iscanews, Mouj and IRNA news agencies.

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