Iran-made cell phones

Iran's first 300,000 domestically-made cell phones will hit the market in June, says a senior Iranian telecoms industry official. Press TV reports.

"The new mobile phones will be sold under the brand name ITMC and will be manufactured in cooperation with South Korean firms (not named)

... Iran's Ahmadinejad administration raised tariffs on cellphone imports last year from four percent to 60 percent, in a bid to discourage imports and vowing that Iranian-made mobile phones would hit the market soon.

The decision led to a hike in mobile phone prices in Iran, which is believed to be one of the largest cell phone markets in the region. "

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