Iranian mobile News Media Review Saturday 30 August 2008

 • 80 percent of telecommunications shares will be sold off, telecommunication minister announced.
Published in Javan, Ebtekar, Sobh o Eghtesad, Zaman, Rah Mardom, Ghods, Eghtesad Pouya, Hambastegi, Fanavaran, Andishe No, Sanat, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Iran, Jahan Eghtesad, Kargozaran, Sarmayeh and Hadaf o Eghtesad newspapers.

• Industry and mines ministry will not stand against reduction of mobile sets import tariff, an industries ministry official said.
Published in Andishe No, Siyasat Rouz, Jahan Sanat, Hambastegi, Jahan Eghtesad and Hadaf o Eghtesad newspapers.

• Mobile Company of Iran networks first mobile phone number 09121000000 that is also MCIs catchiest mobile phone number will be auctioned off again. Previously it was auctioned off but the proposed price was not sold off.
Published in Sobh o Ehgetesad, Hayat No, Asr Ehgetesad, Tafahom and Fanavaran newspapers. 

• Continuous changes in mobile sets import tariff, has made producers and importers disappointed, an economic expert said.
Published in Sobh o Ehgetesad, Abrar Ehgetesadi, Fanavaran and Sarmayeh newspapers.

• Winner of third nationwide mobile phone operator tender will be determined by to 21 October, telecommunication minister deputy said.
Published in Hayat No, Iran, Jahan Sanat and Khabar newspapers.
 
• If mobile phone union is launched in Iran, then it will be up to guilds to control it directly, guilds center head said.
Published in Abrar Ehgetesadi, Fanavaran and Sarmayeh newspapers.

• The two-day fourth international symposium on telecommunications (IST) was held in telecommunication research center with participation of more than 20 countries and 180 articles and posters.
Published in Arman, Sarmayeh and Donyay-e Ehgetesad newspapers.

• First national operator Mobile Company of Iran has unjust competition with other mobile phone operators, an economic expert said.
Published in Hayat No and Jahan Ehgetesad newspapers.

• Third nationwide mobile phone operator tender documents to go on sale from 6 September until 7 October.
Published in Sobh o Eghtesad newspapers.

• Enforcing mobile sets serial numbers registering can not ban smugglers from importing mobile sets illegal via means, a market insider said.
Published in Mobna news agency.
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