VIEW: Mobile News in Iranian Mass Media, Saturday, April 12, 2008

• Delivery of prepaid SIM to get updated within three months
• “Customer-oriented New Year in Communications Ministry”
• Hamrah Aval SIM price down if TCI obtains license
• “Registration for mobile line goes on with no problem”
• The year 1387 is year of telecom industrial revolution
• “Fail to send MMS”

Articles Digest:
• Taliya Project spokesman and chief executive’s advisor said in an interview with MOBNA “however transfer of Taliya Project into government has been considered in BOT contract, but the possibility of keeping on cooperation in the framework is on two sides’ priorities. This was the major mobile news item published today in the Iranian mass media, including Donya-ye Eghtesad and Jahan-e Eghtesad dailies.
• The Hamrah Aval SIM market in the last week was with no price fluctuation compared with the last days of the last Iranian year, MOBNA reported. This was published today in Donya-ye Eghtesad and Fanvaran dailies.
• Communications Deputy Minster said in an interview with MOBNA that delivery of Hamrah Aval prepaid SIM cards will get updated till the end of spring. This was published today in Asr-e Eghtesad daily. This had been published recently in three dailies.
• Tabnak yesterday published an article titled “Customer-oriented New Year in Communications Ministry” that discusses in detail the issue of mobile phone users’ problems with mobile network disorders during the New Year’s holidays. This was published today in Donya-ye Eghtesad daily.
• TCI CEO said in an interview with ISCA News that TCI shares will be soon sold in the stock exchange. “Decrease in Hamrh Aval SIM cards prices only depends on enforcement of TCI license”, he added.
• Hamshahri daily today published a news item titled “Registration for mobile line goes on with no problem” that points out the Communications Services Offices Employers Union’s reply to proper registration of mobile SIM cards.
• Fanavarn daily today published an interview with TCI CEO that discusses in detail different issues, including sell of TCI shares in Bourse, resolution of Taliya problems by TCI and industrial revolution of telecommunications.
• Hayat-e No daily today published an article titled “Fail to send MMS!”, written by Ehda Soltanalizadeh, that discusses in detail MMS service has not yet been offered by mobile carriers due to some existing barriers.
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