Iranian mobile News Media Review Thursday 11 September 2008

• Tehran province Telecommunication Company will launch sms service for a million Tehrani landline subscribers after holding an auction.
Published in Eghtesad Pouya, Abrar Eghtesadi, Sobh o Eghtesad, Javan, Fanavaran and Poul newspapers.

• Deleting telecommunications subsidy in Iran after the implementation of the “economic change program” needs more thought, an economic expert said.
Published in Asr Eghtesad, Keyhan, Kaenat, Seday-e Edalat, Hayat No and Andisheh No newspapers.

• In an effort to put domestic mobile manufacture in order, mobile manufacturers are currently in negotiation with representatives of some of world famous brands, an industry ministry official said.
Published in Eghtesad Pouya, Sobh o Eghtesad and Iran newspapers.

• Islamic Development Organization has released Shiite Islam calendar software for mobile phones
Published in Eghtesad Pouya, Jahan Sanat and Poul newspapers.

• Deadline for buying tenth Mobile Company of Irans catchy mobile phone numbers auction documents finished on 10 September.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• Although Sony Ericsson mobile sets have been welcomed by Iranian customers but one of Nokia official mobile sets importer claimed that this brand can not replace Nokia sets.
Published in Donyay-e Eghtesad newspaper.

• For country’s third nationwide mobile phone operator to succeed its foreign investors have to be well-known, a telecommunication expert suggests.
Published in Donyay-e Eghtesad newspaper.

• Mobile sets import tariff will remain 25 percent up to the end of this Iranian year (around March 2009), an official in mines and industries ministry said.
Published in Fanavaran newspaper.

• Those wishing to take part in the third nationwide mobile phone operator tender may now obtain tender documents from Saturday Sep 13, 2008.
Published in Hamna news agency.
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