Iranian mobile News Media Review Tuesday 16 September 2008

• Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi warned about improper use of mobile phones especially among youngsters.
“Mobile phones now are worst than drugs since they have changed to a tool for spreading immorality,” he added.
Published in ISNA, Tabnak, ITNA and Mona news agencies. Also in Aftab Yazd, Hayat No, Resalat, Karoon, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Farhang Ashti, Kargozaran and Etemad newspapers.

• Third mobile phone operator tender manager announced that selling of the tender documents have started as of 13 September and will continue for three weeks.
Published in Borna and ITNA news agencies. Also in Hayat No and Etelaat newspapers.

• Regulatory body of telecommunication ministry has announced mobile phone networks GPRS and mms services fee.
Published in Borna and ITNA news agencies. Also in Hayat No     and Etelaat newspapers.

• The decision to implement 10 percent mobile import tariff will not be implemented for some time, a mobile industrialist said.
                 Published in Sarmayeh, Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Although voice message are developing day by day and it is expected to replace text messages, but first mobile phone operator does not have any agenda to offer this service.
Publishe in Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers.

• Mobile phone market Managing Committee comprising of mobile phone guild insiders will start its work in the next two weeks.
Published in Fanavaran newspaper.

• 16 companies so far had bought core and core tender documents ought of which four companies have completed tender documents packages, the telecommunication infrastructure company official said.
Published in Borna news agency.

• 30 research committees will do scientific and research activities in next generation network (NGN) field, a telecommunication ministry official said.
Published in Hayat No newspaper.

• Selling telecommunication remained shares in Tehran bourse depends to the market situations.
Published in Hadaf o Eghtesad newspaper.

• According to new revised version of third mobile phone operator tender documents has been published by regulatory body of telecommunication ministry, third operator tender will be hold a month and 15 days sooner than it has been planned.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• Advertisement through mobile phone internet network should be developed, an economic expert said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• The two-year delay in discharging 3G technology equipments from the Customs has been the main cause of delay in launching the country’s pilot 3G mobile phone network, ZTE Company’s marketing director said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• 14 years have passed since mobile phone system has been introduced to country, but mobile phone proper using demeanor has not been realized by subscribers yet.
Published in Mobna news agency.
 
• Iran is accounted as one of strategic markets in Middle East for mobile phone manufacture Samsung, Samsung mobile phone manager   said.
Published in Mobna news agency.

• It is planned that third mobile phone operator to attract 15 million subscribers in 15 years and saturate sim card market with cheap high quality services.
Published in Mobna news agency.
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