Iranian mobile News Media Review Tuesday 30 September 2008

• The pilot phase of Irans pilot mms service has been launched for few subscribers in Tehran and a satellite town Karaj
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Donyay-e Eghtesad and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Despite a government decree that all mobile phone operators should implement the new fees for non-Persian and Persian the tariffs are applied only to Mobile Company of Iran postpaid sim cards.
Published in Donyay-e Eghtesad, Poul and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Third mobile phone operator and wimax operators can use common site equipments, Ertebate Moshtarake Shahr site sharing company managing director said.
Published in Hayat No, Jahan Eghtesad and Poul newspapers.

• Afghan engineers will be trained in telecommunication train center for ITU course, international telecommunication official said.
Published in Fanavaran, Jahan Eghtesad and Poul newspapers. Also in IRNA, Fars and Mouj news agencies.

• The quantity of Mobile Company of Iran charge cards delivered to Post Office branches will be on the basis of demands at that branch, Post Office’s announced.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Telecommunication Company of Bushehr province said that in order to increase network quality it will install BTS antennas in Persian Gulf.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers.

• While so far only eight domestic and foreign companies have bought third mobile phone operator tender documents, a Radio Communication and regulation Organization official said that tender documents are welcomed warmly.
Published in Fanavaran newspaper.

• Third conference of information technology and communication entitled “Next Generation Networks” will be held on 3 December.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• In order to expand mobile phone coverage 926 BTS sites have been launched in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• Consumers and producers protection law does not protect mobile phone users at all, an economic expert said.
Published in Jahan Eghtesad newspaper.

• Formation of a cooperative by Mobile Set Distributors guild is illegal, president of guilds union council said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• 25 percent mobile sets import tariff did not have effect on offering after sale services by authorized mobile phone distributor companies, an expert believed.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.
 
• Third mobile phone operator will be determined by 20 December.
Published in Mouj news agency.

• Mobile Company o Iran commerce commission head announced that preparing content providers tender documents is in final stages.
Published in Hamna news agency.

• Second meeting of third mobile phone operator tender will be held on 13 October.
Published in Hamna news agency.
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