Iranian mobile News Media Review Saturday 13 September 2008

• Information and communication minister announced that third mobile phone operator tender winner will be determined around 21 December and third mobile phone operator will release its sim cards in March-May 2009 period.
Published in Sobh Eghtesad, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Asrar, Eghtesad Pouya, Jahan Eghtesad, Kaenat, Siyasat Rouz, Ebtekar, Khorasan, Resalat, Fanavaran, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Karoon, Iran, Poul and Ghods newspapers.

• First mobile phone operator (MCI) has offered GPRS service in Tehran and it is planned to provide an announcement to attract a million subscribers to test this service.
Published in Sobh Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi, Eghtesad Pouya, Tafahom, Ebtekar, Farhang Ashti, Saheb Ghalam, Jahan Sanat, Poul and Sarmayeh newspapers.

• Time for holding sms content providers tender and its conditions will be published in high circulated newspapers in coming week.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad, Siyasat Rouz, Tafahom, Saheb Ghalam, Poul and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Frequency bands to be use in 3G mobile phone networks has been approved.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Donyay-e Eghtesad and Fanavaran newspapers. Also in ISNA, Mobna and Fars news agencies.

• Time for offering landline sms service has not determined yet and provincial telecommunication companies will provide based on their own circumstances, telecommunication company managing director said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Jahan Eghtesad, Asr Eghtesad and Andishe No newspapers.

• A new mms (multimedia messaging) service has been launched between users in all countries without concerning which network they use.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Khorasan, Saheb Ghalam and Poul newspapers.

• Private telecommunication company should not monopolize services. Telecommunication companies privatization should protect previous long term activities of the state owned sector and complete it.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Jahan Eghtesad and Sarmayeh newspapers.

• Digital signature in Mobile Banking field is a challenge that should be studied, a law expert said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers.

• Telecommunication minister asked second mobile phone operator Irancell to develop its services quality.
Published in Khorasan and Hayat No newspapers. 

• Pilot 3G mobile phone network was launched in telecommunication research center in cooperation with ZTE company.
Published in Sobh Eghtesad and Tafahom newspapers.

• Deleting telecommunications subsidy in Iran after the implementation of the “economic change program” needs more thought, an economic expert said.
Published in Etelaat and Hayat No newspapers.

• The regulatory body of the telecommunications ministry published revised version of the third nationwide mobile phone operator tender announcement. Also announced that tender documents will be sold from Saturday Sep 13, 2008.
Published in Khabar newspaper.

• Time for holding sms content providers tender has not been determined yet, a Mobile Company of Iran official said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper
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