Iranian mobile News Media Review Tuesday June 24 2008

• The director of marketing in the state owned Mobile Company of Iran told ISNA news agency that the 2.88 million rials (306 dollars) sim cards will be sold on spot as of end of Iranian month of Tir (July 20) nation wide. Currently the psot sale is carried out only in Tehran.
Published in Jomhuri Eslami, Ebtekar, Arman, Abra Eghtesadi, Karoon, Saheb Ghalm, quds, Sarmayeh, Asr Eghtesad, Poul, Sobh Eghtesad and Jahan Eghtesad newspaper.

• The director of the Privatization Organization told ISNA that the circumstances in the country are such that privatizing companies like the Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI) will create no concern for monopolization.
Published in Andishe No, Aftab, Abrar eghtesadi, Hosban, Asr Rasaneh, Hambastagei, Saheb Ghalam, Asrar, Hayat No, Hayat No, Poul and Fanavaran newspaper.

• The director of TCI denied in talking to the Mehr news agency that the company will be run like a public sector after privatization, adding that it will be run like a real private sector.
Published Jam-e Jam, Afarinesh, Abar Eghtesadi, Asr Rasaneh, and Asr Eghtesad newspapers.

• A telecommunication official said the second draft of mobile phone multi media messaging regulation is being finalized.
Published in Asr Rasaneh, Fanavaran, Donya-e Eghtesad, Sobh Eghtesad.

• The care taker of the Iranian finance minister said that TCI will be entering tehrans bourse within the next two weeks.
Published Farhang Ashti, Hezbollah, Hayat-e No newspapers and also the ISNA news agency.

• A telecommunication official said that auction documents to increase the number of operators providing sms service is not ready.
Published in Asr Rasaneh and Fanavaran.

/16