Iranian mobile News Media Review Tuesday 26 August 2008

• The United Arab Emirates firm “Millennium Finance Corporation” has been selected as consultant to the manager of Iran’s 3rd nationwide mobile phone operator.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Poul, Siyasat Rouz, Eghtesad Pouya,  Jahan Sanat, Fanavaran, Jahan Eghtesad, Iran, Zaman and Doyay-e Eghtesad newspapers. Also in ILNA, Fars, ISNA, SITNA, Mobna, Hamna, Mouj, Borna and Iscanews news agencies 

• Supreme National Security Council has halted selling off more of the the Telecommunications Company of Irans shares in the bourse.
Published in Sarmayeh, Jahan Sanat, Ebtekar, Kargozaran, Abrar, Jomhouri and Fanavaran newspapers.

• During a year between five to seven percent of active sim cards are worn out, Mobile Company of Iran official said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi, Fanavaran and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers.

• Appropriate tariff for imported mobile sets should be between 10 to 15 percent, an economic expert said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Mobile set users do not employ full but merely 30 percent of their sets’ potentials, a market expert said.
Published in Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper.

• With the rise in the exchange rate the prices of all Sony-Ericsson mobile sets have gone up by 5 per cent, managing director of Pars Comtel, Motorola and Sony-Ericsson’s agent in Iran said.
Published in Fanavaran newspaper.

• Third mobile phone operator project started and so third operator can start its work soon.
Published in Hayat No newspaper.

• First Information and communication technology, developments and consequences meeting will be held in Tehran on 12 November.
Published in Tafahom newspaper.

• The fourth international symposium on telecommunications (IST) will be held this week with participation of more than 20 countries and 180 articles and posters.
Published in Hayat No newspaper.

• Market insiders believe that due to the release of latest mobile phone models of well known brands there is not any place in shop windows for Hyundai mobile sets in the Iranian market.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• 5,500 telecommunication programs will be launched nationwide in government week, telecommunication ministry official said.
Published in ISNA news agency.

• We need five million mobile sets domestic production annually in order to solve mobile sets supply problem in Iran, an economic expert said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Third mobile phone operator certification announcement finally published on 25 August.
Published in Hamna news agency.

• Mobile Company of Iran and the second operator Irancell have requested to offer 3G mobile phone technology.
Published in Hamna news agency.

• English language training software via mobile phone was designed and released in order to develop language training in the country.
Published in ISNA news agency.
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