Iranian mobile news media review Saturday Oct 3, 2009

•    New TCI chief appointed by new owner, present TCI chief announced.
Fanavaran, Hamshahri, Iran, Jahan-e Eghtesad, Jahan-e Sanat, Tehran-e Emrouz, Poul, Iranian, Eghtesad-e Pouya, Gostaresh, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Sarmayeh, Asr-e Eghtesad, Sobh-e Eghtesad and Javan newspapers and Omid-e Javan Weekly reported.

•    Telecommunication Company of Iran privatization final and cannot be reversed, Information and Communication Technology Minister said.
Keyhan, Iran, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Poul and Javan newspapers
Reported.

•    National Data Center project winner selected and project to start next year,
Jahan-e Sanat, Poul, Sarmayeh, Eghtesad-e Pouya and Sobh-e Eghtesad newspapers and Fars, Isna and Ilna news agencies reported.

•    Queue formed for TCI share purchase and later for its sale,
Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Asr-e Eghtesad, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Jahan-e Sanat, Tehran-e Emrouz, Hayat-e Noe and Poul newspapers reported.

•    Report shows South Korea top of list as world best in internet broadband in 2009 but Iran absent from list, Fanavaran, Jahan-e Sanat, Poul, Andishe-e Nou, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Sobh-e Eghtesad and Khorasan newspapers reported.
Low-speed internet impedes economic growth, Abra-e Eghtesadi, Asr-e Eghtesad, Poul and Rah-e Mardom newspapers reported.

•    New service titled “IranCell life plan” introduced by IranCell at reduced price,
Fanavaran, Abrar-e Eghtesadi and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers reported.
Use of counterfeit mobile spare parts fined up to 2 million rials,
Fanavaran, Asr-e Eghtesad and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    TCI extraordinary general meeting held 10 days after buyer pays out 20% purchase sum, TCI chief announced.
Sarmayeh and Javan newspapers reported.

•    IranCell-MTN as Second Operator to sell 21% of its shares, a shareholder announced.
Jahan-e Sanat and Sobh-e Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    New TCI ownership discussed by Parliament industries and mines committee members, ICT Minister, TCI and Radio Communication and Regulations Organization directors.
Poul Newspaper and Omid-e Javan Weekly reported.

•    Mobile phone network in west Tehran closed during Pirouzi-Esteghlal football match.
Jahan-e Sanat and Poul newspapers reported.

•    All TV programs viewed with mobile phone shortly,
IRIB’s technology and development deputy announced.
Siasat-e Rouz and Iranian newspapers reported.

•    Report on TCI privatization submitted by Parliament article-44 committee by Oct 22,
A committee member announced.
Sobh-e Eghtesad Newspaper reported.

•    Use of new technologies by country’s insurance companies necessary.
Jahan-e Eghtesad Newspaper reported.

•    Internet network absent at Tehran Multimedia Exhibition.
Vatan-e Emrouz Newspaper reported.

•    Government agencies doing parallel works should be combined to reduce bureaucracy,
Ali Talebzadeh told Mobna news agency.
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