VIEW: Mobile News in Iranian Mass Media, Monday, May 26, 2008

• Service launched enableds buying shares via mobile
• “Market awaits 1.5m-rial SIM cards”
• Iran telecom products export to neighbours accessible
• MCI charge cards distribution in phone centers under scrutiny
• Special policy-making teams formed to optimize provincial mobile networks
• “Review the 4th plan law!”
• Sima-ye Hamrah monthly published under new name Telephon-e Hamrah
• Agreement between TCI, subscribers has legal problem
• Local, foreign companies to produce SIM cards jointly
• Foreigners not allowed to buy over 10 percent of TCI shares
• New MCI SIM cards; new rates
• Russias third operator eyes on Irans third operator
• “All, customers to TCI shares”
• “MCI prepaid SIM delivery to become on-day”
• A subscribers criticism

Articles Digest:
• In an interview with Fars news agency, the Communications Minister recalled Turkish businessmen views on SIM cards price in Iran, which has been reduced from $1000 to $10. This was published today in the Iranian mass media, including Hamshahri, Iran, Resalat, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Fanavaran, Jahan-e Eghtesad, Khabar, Tafahom, Kaenat and Siasat-e Rouz dailies.
• Communications Deputy Minister siad in an interview with Fars news agency that MCI, the first mobile operator in Iran, is the largest mobile carrier in the region. This was published today in Hamshahri, Jahan-e Sanat, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Fanavaran, Tafahom, Kaenat and Siasat-e Rouz dailies.
• A service launched for the first time in the country that enables subscribers to buy shares via their mobile phones. This was published today in Hamshahri, Asr-e Eghtesad, Kaenat, Hadaf-o Eghtesad dailies.
• Mehr news agency yesterday published an article titled “Market awaits 1.5m-rial SIM cards” that discusses in detail the status of SIM cards in the market, and their level of quality. This was published today in Hadaf-o Eghtesad, Seda-ye Edalat and Arman dailies.
• CEO of Irans Telecom Plants said in an interview with MOBNA that they have started negotating with the neighbour countries, including Afghanistan over exporting mobile devices. This was published today in Fanavaran and Abrar-e Eghtesadi dailies.
• MCI General Manager for Subscribers Affairs said in an interview with ISNA that they are looking into distrubition of MCI charge cards in landline phone services, which enables them to distribute top-quality and low-price SIM cards. This was published today in Jomhouri and Abrar-e Eghtesadi dailies.
• MCI General Manager for Optimization said in an interview with ISNA that they are looking for expanding the capacity of sites for applying more subscribers in Tehran mobile network. This was published today in Donya-ye Eghtesad and Abrar-e Eghtesadi dailies.
• MOBNA yesterday published an article titled “Review the 4th plan law!” that discusses in detail the distribution of large amounts of SIM cards by MCI, without considering the Convetion 44 of Constitution. This was published today in Jahan-e Sanat and Jahan-e Eghtesad dailies.
• MOBNA reported that the 39th issue of the bilingual monthly called “Sima-ye Hamra” would be published today under the new name of “Telephon-e Hamrah”. This was published today in Zaman and Hemayat dailies.
• Whereas the senior officials in Communications Ministry repeatedly denied change of subscribers deposits into shares on the verge of TCI privatization, a solicitor believes that the agreement between subscribers and TCI has a legal problem that neglects subscribers rights. This was published today in Donya-ye Eghtesad dailies. This had been published yesterday in Jahan-e Eghtesad dailies.
• Communications Minister said in an interview with ISNA that any decisions made about SMS is not an economic decision but cultural. This was published today in Sarmayeh dailies. This had been published yesterday in 9 other dailies.
• Head of Trades Commission at MCI said in an interview with ISNA that local and foreign countries are to produce SIM cards jointly. This was published today in Sarmayeh daily. This had been published today in five other dailies.
• Five percent of TCI share will be issued in June, of which 10 percent foreigners can buy. This was  published today in Iran daily. This had been published yesterday in six other dailies.
• Head of Employers Associations of ICT Bureaus said in an interview with MOBNA that registration for new MCIs postpaid and prepaid SIM cards will take place under new tariffs. This was published today in Ebtekar daily.
• Hamshahri daily today published a news item titled “All, customers to TCI shares” that discusses in detail statements made by Head of Privatization Organization on the Presian Gulf, East Asia and Eurpoe states will to buy TCI shares.
• Hamshahri daily today published a news item titled “Russias third operator eyes on Irans third operator” that discusses in detail openning of MegaFones representative office in Iran.
• Javan daily today published a news item titled “MCI prepaid SIM card delivery to become on-day” that discusses in detailt MCI CEO statements on on-day distribution of prepaid SIM cards until the end of June.
• Khorasan daily today published a subscribers criticism about repeatedly deactivation of MCI SIM cards.

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