Iranian mobile News Media Review Wednesday July 2 2008

• Iran telecommunication subscribers subscription fees will not change to stock after finance ministrys studying it, deputy minister announced.
Published in Jomhouri, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Asrar, Aftab, Siyasat-e rouz, Ebtekar, Zaman, Andisheye no, Afarinesh, Eghtesad-e pouya, Asre eghtesad, Sobhe eghtesad, Ghods, Fanavaran and Saheb Ghalam newspapers.

• Mobile company of Iran announced will launch a new mobile payment system in near future. With this system users can pay their utility bills and recharge their prepaid sim cards.
Published in Jame jam, Abrare eghtesadi, Hemayat, Javan, Eghtesade pouya, Asre resaneh, Sobhe eghtesad, Saheb Ghalam and Donyaye eghtesad newspapers.

• The third nationwide mobile operator tender announcement will be set at the end of next week, if the telecommunication regulatory board approves quality evaluation of the tender participants, an official said.
Published in Abrare eghtesadi, Eghtesade pouya and sobhe eghtesad newspapers. Also published in Mobna news agency.

• Mobile users using mobile banking has been very limited, a national bank manager said.
Published in Fanavaran and Donyaye eghtesad newspapers. Also published in Mobna news agency.

• Irancell announced its readiness to offer all kinds of government services on it subscribers sim cards.
Published in Asre resaneh and Poul newspapers.
 
• Telecom Company of Iran has 2.25 trillion rials (2.4 billion dollars) monthly income via first and second nationwide operators, telecommunication ex-minister announced.
Published in Donyaye eghtesad newspaper.

• Ex-minister of telecommunication warned over exclusive selling of Telecommunication Company of Iran to private sector.
Published in Hamna news agency.

• A member of mobile sets manufacturers consortium talked about the possibility of halting the production of two national mobile sets factories in near future, due to the instability of import tariffs and government decisions.  
Published in Jomhouri, Iran, Hamshahri, Aftabe yazd, Hahane eghtesad, kaenat, Karoon, Sobhe eghtesad, Etemad, Hambastegi, Khorasan, Poul and Sarmaye newspapers.

• Mobile sets with warranty constitute only 10 per cent of market, Sales director of Fitco, the authorized agent of PanTek and Motorola sets said.
Published in Asre resaneh and Donyaye eghtesad newspapers.

• Telecommunication Company of Iran has done preliminaries preparation for entering stock exchange, privatization organization head announced.
Published in Etelaat newspaper.
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