Iranian mobile News Media Review Thuesday July 1 2008

•   The process of privatizing Iran Telecommunication Company will take six month during which 80 percent of its stock will be sold, a telecommunication official said.
Published in Hamshahri, Jam-e Jam, Iran, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Siyasat-e Rouz, Hemayat, Saheb Ghalam, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Poul, Arman, Javan and Hosban newspapers.

• Telecom Company of Iran has 2.25 trillion rials (2.4 billion dollars) monthly income via first and second nationwide operators, telecommunication ex-minister announced.
Published in Sobh-e Eghtesad, Hayat-e No, Kargozaran, Saheb Ghalam, Afarinesh and Eghtesad-e Pouya newspapers.

• Despite earlier announcement that the winner of the tender for the third nationwide mobile operator will be announced by end of September, a ministry official said it is unlikely.
Published in Javan, Sobh-e Eghtesad,
Eghtesad-e Pouya and Jahan-e Eghtesad newspapers.

• Mobile Company of Iran announced that its subscribers can without any limitation; pay their mobile phone bills by entering their user ids and passwords.
Published in Javan, Poul and Abrar-e Eghtesadi newspapers.

• Iran state broadcasting has monopoly of broadcasting its programs on mobile sets and Mobile Company of Iran (MCI) can not broadcast television programs, an official in broadcasting said.
Published in Fanavaran, Donyaye Eghtesad and Sarmaye newspapers.

• Telecommunication Company of Iran has done preliminaries preparation for entering stock exchange, privatization organization head announced.
Published in Hamshahri, Khabar and Kaenat newspapers.

• MCI Managing director told Fars news agency that its companys s “Ghasedak” (messenger) sim card will hit market after it has been updated. Ghasedak is only for sending and receiving short messaging.
Published in Khabar and Hayat-e No newspapers.

• Buyers of Telecommunication shares can are assured that the privatization of company will not be monopolized, Telecommunication Company of Iran directing manager said.
Published in Keihan and Etemad newspapers.

• According to Mobna news agency there is some challenges and obstacles in path of telecommunication privatization.
      Published in Jahan-e Sanat and Asr-e Resane newspapers.  

Benin`s mobile phone operator Spacetel Areeba will establish roaming service with The state owned Mobile Company of Iran (MCI) from Wednesday
Published in Abrar-e Eghtesadi newspaper; and also IRNA, Mobna, Fars, Borna and Mouj news agencies.

• Latest conditions regarding the Telecommunication Company of Iran entering stock exchange, has been announced.
Published in IRNA news agency.

• Luxury and designer`s mobile sets will have 15 percent of Iran`s mobile sale in next two years, market experts have predicted. Published in Mobna news agency.
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