Iranian mobile News Media Review Saturday 29 November 2008

• Mobile Company of Iran will offer virtual services such as activating and deactivating lost sim cards by the end of this Iranian year, MCI official said.
Published in Fars news agency. Also in a hand of newspapers. 

• Mobile phone subscribers can set their mobile phones automatically via smart message service (OTA software) to use telecommunication services such as GPRS, WAP, Internet Access Point Setting, sms and e-mail.
Published in Mehr news agency. Also in a hand of newspapers. 

• The names of companies eligible to take part in Third Operator tender have been announced by Radio Communication and Regulations Organization.
Published in RCRO website. Also in a hand of newspapers. 

• Mobile Company of Iran has inked international roaming contracts with 238 mobile phone operator in 105 countries.
Published in ILNA and Fars news agencies. Also in a hand of newspapers. 

• More than four months have passed since Telecommunication Company of Iran shares were sold off in bourse, also landline and mobile phone subscribers debts fate kept by government has not been determined yet. So experts believe that government has taken privatization as a business attitude.
Published in Mobna and Tabnak news agencies. Also in a hand of newspapers. 
  

• Western borders are main paths for smuggling mobile phones, electronic devices vendors union head said.
Published in Mobna news agency. Also in a hand of newspapers. 

• Lack of decreasing mobile set import tariff is the main reason for mobile set smuggling expansion, an ex official of commerce ministry announced.  
Published in Mobna news agency.

• ISNA news agency has published a report about third mobile phone operator entry and its actions to supply subscribers needs.

• Wimax tender winner should perform its commitments, Radio Communication and Regulations Organization head announced. 
Published in Borna news agency.

• Among mobile phone operators which are active in Persian Gulf region Kuwaiti Zain is highlighted and is among those companies which participated in third mobile phone operator tender. Its capital is 23.4 billion dollars.
Published in Fars news agency.

• Mobile phone users rights are not protected, an economic expert said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Ninth international exhibition of telecommunications, information technology and networking ended on 25 November and most important event was operators competition.
Published in Hamna news agency.
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