Iranian mobile news media review Saturday Oct 24, 2009

•    Telecommunication Company of Iran financial reports of first 6 months in bourse and not yet audited, TCI managing director announced.
Fars news agency, Hamshahri, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Sarmayeh, Gostaresh, Etemad, Jahan Sanat, Javan, Kaenat, Sobh Eghtesad, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya, Poul and Hezbollah newspapers reported.

•    Over 30 new services introduced and launched at Tehran Telecom Exhibition.
Mobna and ISNA news agencies, Sobh Eghtesad, Sarmayeh, Abrar Eghtesadi, Fanavaran, Andisheh No, Eghtesad Pouya, Vatan Emrouz and Poul newspapers reported.

•    Telecommunication Company of Iran to protect its shareholders’ rights, TCI director said.
Mobna and ISNA news agencies, Hamshahri, Fanavaran, Sarmayeh, Sobh Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya, Abrar Eghtesadi and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Mobile Company of Iran urged subscribers to be sure of their sim card ownership documents originality to avert fraud.
ISNA news agency, Etelaat, Fanavaran, Jahan Sanat, Sarmayeh, Poul, Tafahom, Andisheh No, Khorasan and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    In worldwide competition we should go ahead towards changes in digital field, Iran Broadcasting Organization head said.
IRNA news agency, Fanavaran, Tehran Emrouz, Hezbollah, Eghtesad Pouya, Iranian and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    Iranians pay on average 3,600 rials monthly on postal services and 45,000 rials annually, Post Office managing director said.
Mobna news agency, Etelaat, Abrar Eghtesadi, Poul and Sarmayeh newspapers reported.

•    Operation position of IT sector indices announced last September. There are around 23 million internet users in Iran.
ISNA news agency, Jahan Sanat, Andisheh No, Eghtesad Pouya and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Esfehan Province mobile phone operator Espadan roaming network to cover whole country, its managing director announced.
Mobna news agency, Jahan Sanat, Abrar Eghtesadi and Poul newspapers reported.

•    Although Mobile Company of Iran had been holding auction for its catchy mobile numbers, no such auction has been held in past 5 months.
Mobna news agency, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Poul and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    By approval of targeted subsidies in postal service sector, Post Office will be transformed into an independent economic enterprise and will be able to act competitively, Parliament industries and mines committee spokesman said.
Mobna news agency, Poul, Jahan Sanat and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    Mesbah Satellite design and production cost 24 billion rials and 6.1 million Euros with collaboration with Italian company in 2005. Satellite was to be sent into space from Russia station, but it was not.
Etelaat, Fanavaran and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    Iranian Association of Information Society Studies to hold forum entitled: “Communication and Information Society Position in Fifth Economic Development Plan, Outlooks and our Expectations” on Oct 27.
Mobna news agency, Sobh Eghtesad and Poul newspapers reported.
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•    Mobile market last week faced price cut of 4 famous brands because of low demand.
Mobna news agency, Donyay-e Eghtesad and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    Authorized importers of mobile sets only import sets below 2 million rials price because of widespread smuggling, Tehran electronic devices vendors’ union head believes.
Mobna news agency, Donyay-e Eghtesad and Poul newspapers reported.

•    Sony Ericsson mobile legal import decreased because of brand’s widespread smuggling, Pars Comtel Company managing director said.
Mobna news agency and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspaper reported.

•    While Mellat Bank announced its willingness to participate in Telecommunication Company block share, other companies and financial institutes, which Tose’eh Etemad Mobin asked for their cooperation, are refusing participation.
Moj news agency and Poul newspaper reported.

•    Fiber optic network has high disconnection occurrences in country as compared to other similar countries and government is to blame.
ISNA news agency and Fanavaran newspaper reported.

•    Iran e-Commerce scientific association founded for scientific development and quality improvement of specialists.
SITNA news agency and Fanavaran newspaper reported.

•    IranCell customer care center hot number changed. The centers are active round-the- clock every day.
Hambastegi newspaper reported.

•    Pishgaman Kavir Yazd Consortium to cooperate with Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium in technical and executive matters, Pishgaman Kavir Yazd spokesman said.
Mobna news agency reported.
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