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

• “2 years support was not enough?”
• 4% mobile phone import tariff to advantage of all
• Mobile phone import tariff should be at least 10%
• Mobile phone import tariff drops to 4%
• 4% mobile phone import tariff razes domestic production

Articles Digest:
• In an interview with MOBNA, a member of founding board of Mobile Phone Production Consortium said the failure of domestic mobile phone production was expected. This was the major mobile phone news item published today in the Iranian mass media, including Jomhouri, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Asr-e Eghtesad, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Fanavaran and Jahan-e Eghtesad dailies.
• Mines & Industries Minister said in a press conference that import duties on mobile phone have not yet been changed. This was published today in Jomhouri, Iran, ghods, Jahan-e Sanat and Abrar-e Eghtesadi dailies and Fars, Borna, Raja News and Mehr news agencies.
• Chairman of Mobile Phone, SIM & Accessories Sellers Union said in an interview with MOBNA that 4% import duty on mobile phone is to advantage of both domestic producers and importers. This was published today in Fanavaran daily. This had been published in two other dailies.
• An informed source at Mines & Industries Ministry said in an interview with Fars news agency “Zero percent import duty on mobile phones is nonsense in comparison with other goods”. “Mobile phone import tariff should be at least 10 percent”, he added. This today was published in Jahan-e Sanat daily.
• Import duty on mobile phone decreased from 25 to 4 percent due to Commerce Ministry’s proposal, and in order to tackle smuggling, Fars News Agency reported. This was published today in Hayat-e No daily. This had been published recently in 17 dailies.
• Chief Executive of Nimeh Hadi Emad Co. said in an interview with MOBNA that the domestic plants of mobile phones will be destroyed provided that the four-percent import duty on mobile phone is approved.
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