VIEW: Mobile Phone News in Iranian Mass Media, Sunday, April 06, 2008

• Nokia new phone soon on global market
• Sony Ericsson G900
• “1.2m rial SIM shocks market”
• TV broadcasting on mobile phone
• “Import duties on 300 goods change”
Articles Digest:
• “Launch of a standard laboratory for mobile phone and smart card is among the most important projects of Informatics Industries Research Center in the new year”, said IT Deputy Head of Informatics Industries Research Center in an interview with CITNA. This was the major mobile news item published today in Eghtesad-e Pouya, Donya-ye Eghtesad, Fanavaran and Abrar-e Eghtesadi dailies.
• Registration for state prepaid SIM cards in the beginning of 1386 Iranian year, which attracted many mobile users, caused imbalance in SIM cards’ prices in 1386, wrote MOBNA. This was published today in Donya-ye eghtesad, Jahan-e Sanat and Fanavaran dailies.
• Nokia Company introduced again another new mobile phone, 070Prism, to the global market in April 2008, wrote MOBNA. This was published today in Asr-e Eghtesad daily.
• Sony Ericsson Company introduced its new mobile phone, G900, to the global market in February 2008, wrote MOBNA.
• Ebtekar daily published today a news item titled “1.2m rial SIM shocks market” that discusses in detail the issue of active market of SIM card and mobile phone in the new Iranian year.
• Eghtesad-e Pouya daily published today an article titled “Import duties on 300 goods change” written by Marjan Mohammadi that discusses in detail increasing price of various mobile phones within the Norouz holidays.
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