Iranian mobile News Media Review Sunday 7 September 2008

• By entering third mobile phone operator to the Iranian market, first operator and other rivals will review their service fees in order to attract subscribers and will offer various services to subscribers, Iran telecommunication official said.
Published in Iran, Hamshahri, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Payam Zaman, Iran Asr, Eghtesad Pouya, Hambastegi, Tafahom, Etemad, Poul, Sarmayeh and Fanavaran newspapers.
  

• Tarashey-e Sabz, Zoha Kish and Pishgaman Kavir company were selected as the winner of Voip tender.
Published in Saheb Ghalam, Tafahom, Poul and Fanavaran newspapers.

• It is expected that production of equipments to improve network capacity for six million mobile lines to be finished in coming month, state-owned Mobile Company of Irans consortium head said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Eghtesad pouya and Fanavaran newspapers.

• World major mobile phone makers such as Sony Ericsson, Motorola and Samsung have not official office exclusive offices for mobile phone in Iran, although by having offices they make huge profits in other countries.
Published in Iran, Sobh Eghtesad, Poul and Sarmayeh newspapers.

• Mobile phone users complaints and difficulties will be investigated by Tehran Trade Organization’s inspection and surveillance, its deputy said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Jahan Eghtesad and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers.

• Mobile Company of Iran has managed to establish roaming link with 102 countries by July 21, 2008.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi and Iran Asr newspapers.

• More than 100 billion rials (10 million dollars) totally will be invested in telecommunication infrastructures in this Iranian year up to March 2009, Telecommunication Infrastructure Company head said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers.

• So far more than 4,000 electronic personal inbox to receive sms have been launched in pilot project by cooperation of post office and Mobile Company of Iran.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi and Saheb Ghalam newspapers.

• Nowadays Mobile Banking has changed to a competing tool for traditional banks and they try to offer newer services via mobile phones, an electronic banking expert said.
Published in Eghtesad Pouya newspaper.

 
• The sale of Mobile Company of Iran sim cards has grown 295 percent in the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in comparison with August 2005.
Published in Javan newspaper.

• The consumer is the first to benefit from a cut in mobile sets import tariff, managing director of Pars Comtel, Sony Ericsson and Motorola’s agent in Iran said.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad newspaper.

• According to Information and Communication Technology ministry, mobile phone penetration rate in Iran is 55 percent.
Published in Hamna website.

• Second mobile phone operator subscribers have increased to 11.6 million, in other word this number had 93 percent growth in first half of 2008.
Published in Hamna website.
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