Iranian mobile News Media Review Monday 17 November 2008

• Third mobile phone operator tender manager announce that third operator sim cards will be distributed pessimistic view in December –January 2009 or in optimistic view in March- May 2009. Also he denied that foreign company partner in third operator tender can get more than 49 percent shares.
Published in Fars and Hamna news agencies. Also in Eghtesad Pouya, Abrar Eghtesadi, Donyaye Eghtesad, Etemad and Sarmaye newspapers.
• Mobile phone mms regulation is currently under review by Parliament telecommunication committee, a member of its industries and mines committee said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Donyaye Eghtesad, Khorasan and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.  
• Deadline for providing third mobile phone operator tender documents which is on 17 November is not extendable, tender manager said.
Published in Mobna and Mehr news agencies. Also in Siyasat Rouz and Sarmaye newspapers.
• Request for Proposal (“RFP”) of NGN pilot project for three provinces has been provided and the tender announcement will be published soon, a telecommunication ministry official said. 
Published in Poul, Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers. Also in Borna, Mobna, ISNA, ILNA and Iscanews news agencies.
• It is has been discussed in telecommunication ministry that there should be cooperation between mobile phone operators to sue prank callers, a Mobile Company of Iran official said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi and Donyaye Eghtesad newspapers.
• Those who have registered application for Mobile Company of Iran sim cards at private telecom bureaus may now collect their sim cards from the same bureaus, MCI public relations announced.
 Published in IRNA news agency. Also in Fanavaran and Asr Eghtesad newspapers.
• Wireless networks security management should be respected since wireless networks applications are increasing, a security expert said.
Published in Borna, ILNA, Mouj and Fars news agencies. Also in Abrar Eghtesadi and Poul newspapers.
• Printouts of repaid sim card call transcript are issued only if demanded by the Judiciary, otherwise not submitted, Telecommunication Company of Iran public relations announced.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Afarinesh newspaper.
• Ministry of commerce, with its authority and power is quite able to cut mobile handset smuggling, an economic expert suggested.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Fanavaran newspaper.
• Sim card market has lost its boom and has been experiencing fall in sale in the past few months.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Sarmaye newspaper.
• Needed infrastructures for distributing two million Taliya prepaid sim cards by 20 December nationwide will be provided, Taliya company official said.
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Etelaat newspaper.
• Four years have passed since MCI general contractors (GC) started their activity to install 4,700 BTS antennas. Authorities announced that 86 percent of sites have been installed indeed with delay and the rest are being launched. MCI managing director hoped that GCs will finish the task in coming month.
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Sobh Eghtesad newspaper.
• Iran telecommunication industry consortium head asked for deadline extension of providing third mobile phone operator tender documents.
Published in ISNA and Mobna news agencies. Also in Poul newspaper.
• The fee for making call from Iran to MCI mobile phones in Arabia is cheaper than fee for making call from Arabia to Iran.
Published in ILNA news agency. Also in Karoon newspaper.
• By 21 September 16,067 Mobile company of Irans BTS antennas have been installed nationwide.
Published in Mobna news agency.
• New LG mobile phones with legal warrantee will be entered Tehran market for the first time in coming week.
Published in Mobna news agency.
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