Iranian mobile News Media Review Monday 22 December 2008

• 130 rials profit of telecommunication shares is proper in this situation and most likely this profit will not change, Iran Telecommunication Company managing director said.
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Iran, Andishe No, Eghtesad Pouya, Etemad, Aftab, Abrar Eghtesadi, Khabar, Tafahom, Siyasat Rouz, Sarmaye, Ghods and Asr Eghtesad newspapers.

• Telecommunication Infrastructure Company announced international calling codes of companies which are VOIP (voice over internet protocol) tender winners.
Published in Etelaat, Fanavaran, Jahan Eghtesad, Poul, Siyasat Rouz, Abrar Eghtesadi and Tafahom newspapers. Also in Fars, Mobna and ISNA news agencies.

• Mobile Company of Iran’s 2,880,000- and 1,500,000-rial postpaid and prepaid sim cards are ready for delivery in provinces which have the vacancy.
Published in ISNA news agency. Also in Etelaat, Jahan Sanat, Poul, Sarmaye and Siyasat Rouz newspapers.

• The Syrian telecommunications minister said they are eager to learn from Iran’s experience from its mobile phone third operator tender.
Published in ISNA, Mobna, SITNA, Borna and Hamna news agencies. Also in Fanavaran, Ehgtesad Pouya and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers.

• Third operator tender C packages (proposed price) are opened today On 22 December.
Published in SITNA news agencies. Also in Poul and Donyaye Ehgtesad newspapers.
 
• Telecommunication Company of Iran is studying ways to reward subscribers who pay their bills on-time, TCI managing director said.
Published in Mobna news agencies. Also in Donyaye Ehgtesad newspaper.

• From now on Taliya subscribers will be able to obtain exact meteorological data by sending an empty sms to 500001.
Published in Mobna news agencies. Also in Khorasan newspaper.

• 95 percent of mobile sets currently on the market are those which have been imported illegally, managing director and CEO of Iran’s Center for Codification of Commodities and Services announced.
Published in Mobna news agencies. Also in Donyaye Ehgtesad newspaper.

• Tehran Education Organization’s sms center with number 30001100 is available for information on schools closure due to snow, extreme cold weather or icy pathways.
Published in Mobna and Borna news agencies. Also in Khabar newspaper.

• Mobile Company of Iran subscribers should be aware of latest call tariffs before using international roaming service.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Tafahom newspaper.

• Mobile Company of Iran subscribers sent 194m sms messages on Eid al-Ghadir of which 94 million were greetings.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Vatan newspaper.

• The Telecommunication Company of Iran has decreed that the price of Mobile Company of Iran sim card (0919) be reduced from 340,000 to 100,000 rials.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in Sarmaye newspaper.

• Mobile Company of Iran increased its prepaid sim card recharge cards expiration time from two months to four months.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Five foreign operators which participated in third operator tender have more than 260 million subscribers totally, tender manager said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

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