Iranian mobile news media review Monday Oct 5, 2009

•    Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium announced its development programs for Telecommunication Company of Iran.
Mobna, ISNA, IRNA and Fars news agencies, Keyhan, Hamshahri, Jam-e Jam, Fanavaran, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Hezbollah, Eghtesad Pouya, Afarinesh, Kar o Karegar, Rah-e Mardom, Hayat No, Poul, Sobh Eghtesad, Hambastegi, Mardom Salari, Gostaresh, Hemayat, Sarmayeh, Farhikhtegan, Etemad, Andisheh No, Ebtekar, Siyasat Rouz, Iranian, Kaenat, Tehran Emrouz, Jahan Sanat, Tafahom, Farhang Ashti, Khorasan, Resalat, Vatan Emrouz, Ghods and Arman newspapers reported.    

•    100,000 schools connected to national internet network this month, Education Ministry research deputy said.
ISNA news agency, Jomhouri, Kaenat, Abrar Eghtesadi, FArhang Ashti, Vatan Emrouz, Sarmayeh, Hemayat, Poul, Rah-e Mardom and Shaparak newspapers reported.

•    Receiving call transcript report service added to Tehran Telecommunication Company electronic services through www.tct.ir website.
Mobna, Fars and ISNA news agencies, Keyhan, Sobh Eghtesad, Hambastegi, Mardom Salari, Hemayat and Vatan Emrouz newspapers reported.

•    TCI only created provincial networks to offer high-speed internet to huge customers such as PAP companies, TCI IT deputy said.
Mehr news agency, Jomhouri, Abrar Eghtesadi, Sobh Eghtesad, Jahan Sanat, Mardom Salari, Hayat No, Sarmayeh and Andisheh No newspapers reported.

•    No future increase in current telecommunication services but probably for value-added services or for upgrading services, Telecommunication Company of Iran managing director said.
ISNA news agency, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Ghods, Hayat No, Poul, Sobh Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi and Farhikhtegan newspapers reported.

•    Competition Council will not allow monopoly in telecommunication, Information and Communication Technology Minister said.
IRNA news agency, Abrar Eghtesadi, Tehran Emrouz, Jahan Sanat and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers reported.

•    Software on Iran Computer Information Systems launched officially at Third Digital Media Exhibition.
IRNA news agency, Etelaat, Fanavaran, Sobh Eghtesad, Poul and Etedal newspapers reported.

•    Time to issue software license reduced to a week, Islamic Guidance and Culture Administration digital media and IT development center head announced.
Mehr news agency, Hamshahri, Abrar Eghtesadi, Sobh Eghtesad and Hemayat newspapers reported.

•    Sharif Industrial University researchers provided solution to upgrade wireless networks without infrastructure.
IRNA and ISNA news agencies, Sobh Eghtesad and Poul newspapers reported.

•    People unaware of difference between original and fake mobile sets, market source said.
Mobna news agency, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Jahan Sanat and Sarmayeh newspapers reported.

•    Five RCRO monitoring offices to be launched in 5 provinces by end of current Iranian year in order to manage spectrum and monitor ICT license owners operation.
Mobna news agency, Abrar Eghtesadi and Khorasan newspapers reported.

•    Internet websites blocking committee structure formed, Parliament telecommunication committee head said.
Mobna news agency, Abrar Eghtesadi and Sarmayeh newspapers reported.

•    Tamin Telecom Company won Third Operator project.
Mobna news agency, Jahan Sanat and Ebtekar newspapers reported.

•    Telecommunication devices vendors’ union not allowed to issue license for sale of mobile sets, Tehran electronic devices union head said.
Mobna news agency and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspaper reported.

•    Iran Information and Documentation Center offers Iran and Tehran maps on mobile phone at Third Digital Media Exhibition.
Mobna news agency and Sobh Eghtesad newspaper reported.

•    Parliament telecommunication committee head said there was no competitive atmosphere in TCI block share trade.
Farda news agency and Mardom Salari newspaper reported.  

•    50 percent minus one TCI shares to be sold through underwriting but not until next month, TCI shareholder said.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    International operators in neighboring countries announced tendency to participate in Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium to transfer TCI shares from non- governmental public administrations to private sector via underwriting and gradual assignment to vast range of individual persons and shareholder companies, consortium member said.
Mobna news agency reported.   

•    Information and Communication Technology Minister flies to Switzerland Oct 12 to attend ITU general session and Geneva Telecom 2009 Exhibition.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    Infrastructure Company to take part in Geneva Telecom 2009 Exhibition.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium to sought to change TCI structure and management using experiences of major international operators, consortium member said.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    Opening Mobile Company of Iran IT equipments tender envelopes postponed for a week.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    Telecommunication Company subscribers’ debts has to be solved.
SITNA news agency reported.  

•    Education Ministry made no decision on use of mobile phone in schools.
Fars news agency reported.

•    Committee formed to set new regulations on website blocking and to recognize harmful internet contents, Islamic Development Organization head said.
Fars news agency reported.

•    Internet access quality poor in Middle East and could not meet users needs.
Fars news agency reported.
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