Iranian mobile News Media Review Thursday 1 January 2009
• According to last Mobile Company of Iran services fee compromise of call, sms and other services used and receiving sms delivery report do not have any charge.
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Hamshahri, Asr Eghtesad, Khabar, Sarmaye, Hezbolla, Sedaye Edalat, Sobh Eghtesad, Khorasan, Etemad, Jahan Sanat, Khorshid, Eghtesad Pouya, Jahan Eghtesad, Tafahom and Fanavaran newspapers.
• According to a Parliament decree those who disseminate others private videos, information or images by using telecommunication or computer systems will sent to minimum of 91-day prison term up to two years or be convicted of a fine of five to 40 million rials or both of them.
Published in Mehr news agency. Also in Karoon, Jahan Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi, Hemayat, Resalat, Etemad, Fanavaran and Tafahom newspapers.
• Majority of Mobile Company of Iran Telecommunication service bureaus do not have prepaid sim cards with new price, telecommunication bureaus employers unions head said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Donyaye Eghtesad, Sobh Eghtesad and Fanavaran newspapers.
• Telecommunication minister appointed Samad Momen Bellah as Iran Telecommunication Infrastructure Company managing boards head for two years.
Published in Mobna, Fars and ISNA news agencies. Also in Sarmaye, Khorshid and Fanavaran newspapers.
• The website www.nokia.com and its activities are not associated to Nokia’s official representative in Iran, the agent announced.
Published in Mobna and Fars news agencies. Also in Aftab, Donyaye Eghtesad and Fanavaran newspapers.
• According to authorized mobile importers, the current 28 per cent import tariff has led to widespread smuggling of the equipment.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Donyaye Eghtesad and Fanavaran newspapers.
• Citadel Telecom Company managing director the official distributor of Sony Ericsson mobile sets announced that in order to prohibit fate in Sony Ericsson sets distribution, the company offers its sets as unpacked form.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Donyaye newspaper.
• Information and Communication Technology minister said there is a shortage of experts in the country’s mobile phone sector.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Sobh Eghtesad newspaper.
• Taliya recharge cards Shortage in market will be solved in coming week by Iran Telecommunication Company commissions approval, ITC official said.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in Siyasat Rouz newspaper.
• The managing director of Iran Telecommunication Manufacturing Co (ITMC) said the contract for the production of 6m telecom equipments will be complete by next autumn.
Published in Borna news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.
• Iran telecommunication infrastructure systems will be studied by fifth research group of Telecommunication Infrastructure Company on the base of IEC and ITU-T standards.
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.
• More than 20,000 Tehrani Mobile Company of Iran subscribers have registered for mms (multimedia messaging) service as of 25 December up to three days afterward.
Published in Mobna news agency.
• Currently IT (information technology) course is being trained in more than 10 Iran universities. New courses related to telecom need should be created, Iran industrial and scientific researches organization head said.
Published in SITNA news agency.
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