Iranian mobile News Media Review Sunday 10 August 2008

• According to the new privatization law five percent of Telecommunication Company of Iran shares finally got quoted in Tehran bourse on 9 August.
Published in Hamshahri, Iran, Jomhouri, Keyhan, Jame Jam, Donya Eghtesad, Resalat, Ebtekar, Khabar, Karoon, Ghods, Khorasan, Kaenat, Asrar, Rah Mardom, Mardom Salari, Javan, Hezbollah, Kargozaran, Eghtesad Pouya, Saheb Ghalam, Abrar Eghtesadi, Etemad Meli, Sarmaye, Jahan Eghtesad, Andishe No, Abrar, Tafahom, Jahan Sanat, Hemayat, Sedaye Edalat, Aftab Yazd, Zaman, Farhang Ashti, Asr Eghtesad, Siyasat Rouz, Poul, Kar o Karegar and Etemad newspapers. Also in Mobna, ISNA, IRNA, Fars, Mehr, Mouj, Borna and Iscanews news agencies.

• The main reason of sim cards seizing to function is that mobile sets are not standard, a Mobile Company of Iran technical official said.
Published in Resalat,Kargozaran, Ebtekar, Khabar, Khorasan, Kaenat, Donya Eghtesad, Jahan Eghtesad, Tafahom, Asrar, Abrar Eghtesadi, Farhang Ashti, Sarmaye, Saheb Ghalam, Ghods and Poul newspapers.

• Irans entry into World Trade Organization will not bring about a cut in its mobile set import tariff, a commerce ministry official said
Published in Fanavaran, Abrar Eghtesadi, Jahan Eghtesad and Sarmaye newspapers.

• South Korea mobile phone operator KTFreetel added to the companies with which Mobile Company of Iran inked roaming contract with.
Published in Rah Mardom, Tafahom and Poul newspapers. Also in Fars, Mobna, Mouj and ISNA news agencies.

• A joint venture will be formed between Iran and some foreign companies to manufacturer mobile phone sim cards, the Telecommunication Company of Iran said.
Published in Poul and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers

• Police confronting those who buy mobile sets with illegal warranties has lead to the authorized mobile sets distributor companies to increase their sale.
Published in jahan Eghtesad and Sarmaye newspapers.
• Insufficient information given by the authorized agents and the lack of means to familiarize the public with the concepts of warranties are among the main causes of customers’ unfamiliarity with authentic warranties, a market expert said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.

• Quoting Telecommunication Company of Iran shares in the Tehran bourse was welcomed. The next stage would be quoting telecommunication staffs shares in Bourse, TCI managing board chief said.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad newspaper.
 
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