Iranian mobile News Media Review Saturday 23 August 2008

• Mobile phone sim cards useful lifetime is five years and an increase in calls shortens sim cards lifetime, a Mobile Company of Iran official said.
Published in Eghtesad Pouya, Abrar Eghtesadi, Sobh Eghtesad, Saheb Ghalam, Asre Resaneh, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Poul and Jahan Sanat newspapers.

• Currently 65 million landlines and mobile phones are active in country out of which 40 million are established during President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads government, telecommunications ministry announced.
Published in Iran, Jahan Eghtesad, Ghods, Jahan Sanat and Khabar newspapers.

• Malaysian company TM International announced it is ready to participate in third mobile phone operator tender, Radio Communication and Regulation Organization deputy announced.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad, Fanavaran, Poul, Arman, Sobh Eghtesad and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers.

• Mobile phone market will be in smugglers control, unless mobile sets import tariff is decreased, telecommuncistion devices union spokesman said.
Published in Fanavaran,  Abrar Eghtesadi, Saheb Ghalam and Asr Resaneh newspapers.

• Selling off the Telecommunication Company of Iran shares in the bourse has been welcomed by the people, telecommunications ministry announced.
Published in Hambastegi, Fanavaran, Saheb Ghalam And Asr Resaneh newspapers.

• Mobile sets import tariffs fate is vague in Iran, an Iranian parliamentarian said.
Published in Fanavaran, Jahan Eghtesad and Poul newspapers.

• Russian company Megafon announced its readiness to invest three billion dollars in Iran telecommunications.
Published in Hadaf o Eghtesad, Poul and Sarmayeh newspapers.

• If conditions become favorable, all domestic mobile set manufacturers will join forces to produce a single domestic brand, the managing director of Emad Semiconductors said.
Published in Iran and Etelaat newspapers.

• Telecommunications companys remaining shares will be sold off when official approve it in the coming week, Mobile company of Iran official said.
Published in Donyay-e Eghtesad and Fanavaran newspapers.

• The prices of the five percent of telecommunication shares that have already been sold off in the bourse are stable.
Published in Hamshahri and Khabar newspapers.

• Eighty percent of mobile sets in the market are smuggled ones which shows little share of the authorized import in mobile phone market, an economic expert said.
Published in Fanavaran newspaper.

• The 42nd issue of Telefon-e Hamrah (mobile phone) monthly is on sale on Wednesday.
Published in Jahan Sanat newspaper.
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