Iranian mobile news media review Monday Oct 12, 2009

•    Telecommunication Company of Iran block share buyer, Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium, denied purchasing Saipa shares.
Donyay-e Eghtesad, Etemad, Sarmayeh, Ebtekar, Eghtesad Pouya, Siyasat Rouz, Mardom Salari, Hambastegi, Hezbollah, Poul, Tafahom and Rah-e Mardom newspapers reported.

•    Authorities should be asked why immoral satellite channels not jammed, Ali Motahhari said.
ISNA news agency, Jahan Sanat, Sarmayeh, Eghtesad Pouya, Hezbollah, Tehran Emrouz, Abrar, Hemayat, Etemad and Ebtekar newspapers reported.  

•    New privatization law commission report on privatization implementation published around Oct 24.
IRNA, Asr Iran and Alef news agencies, Iran, Jomhouri, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Siyasat Rouz, Hezbollah, Asr Eghtesad, Hambastegi and Aftab newspapers reported.

•    When mobile import tariff was increased to 64% several years ago, illegal import and smuggling intensified which was reviewed by Article 1 committee and from 2006 mobile import tariff was set at 2% aiming at supporting domestic production. Smuggling has remained and at present over 85% of mobile sets on market are smuggled ones.
ISNA news agency, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Sarmayeh, Hayat No, Sobh Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya and Poul newspapers reported.

•    Chinese companies intend to bankrupt Iran domestic telecommunication industry by low quality Chinese goods, Iran Telecommunication Syndicate member said.
IRNA news agency, Abrar Eghtesadi, Poul, Eghtesad Pouya, Jahan Sanat and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Experts concerned about harmful effects of Satellite TV jamming on humans but TCI denied such practice.
ILNA news agency, Etemad, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Kar o Karegar, Ebtekar and Farhikhtegan newspapers reported.

•    Protocol on internet speedometer network signed between Radio Communication and Regulations Organization and Data Company, RCRO announced.
Mobna, ISNA and Borna news agencies, Abrar Eghtesadi and Andisheh No newspapers reported.

•    Negotiations held with Pakistani company to establish fiber optic link between Iran and Pakistan, Telecommunication Infrastructure Company deputy said.
Mobna news agency, Poul, Sarmayeh, Jahan Sanat and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    Negotiations with famous foreign mobile manufacturers to produce common mobile brand in the country produced no clear result and the project abandoned temporarily, Iran Telecommunication Manufacturing Companies managing director said.

Mobna news agency, Sarmayeh, Jahan Sanat, Abrar Eghtesadi and Khorasan newspapers reported.  

•    In IranCell network, independent of MMS (multimedia messaging service) volume and how much it contains images, voices or texts, up to 300 kilobyte counted as one message and tariff is 480 rials per MMS.
ILNA news agency, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Poul and Jahan Sanat newspapers reported.  

•    Imported mobile sets’ total value in first half of current Iranian year reached $9.61m, 80% less than same period last year.
Mehr news agency, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Khabar and Afarinesh newspapers reported.  

•    85 billion rials fund needed for realization of electronic customs, Iran Customs deputy said.
Mobna news agency, Sarmayeh and Poul newspapers reported.

•    Citadel Telecom to import Sony Ericsson mobile sets at prices below one million rials, Citadel Telecom sale manager announced.
Mobna news agency, Jahan Sanat and Sarmayeh newspapers reported.

•    Information and Communication Technology Ministry intends to create engineering system for IT and present a bill to Parliament which would lead to revolution in country’s IT.
ISNA news agency, Sarmayeh and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.  

•    Iranian President to inaugurate 10 postal projects worth 310 billion rials.
Iran Asr and Fanavaran newspapers reported.

•    So far no complaint received from 3 contractors to Post consignments reception sector, Post Office managing director said.
Mobna news agency and Poul newspaper reported.  

•    Third Electronic Government Security Forum held Oct 13.
ISNA news agency and Asr Eghtesad newspaper reported.

•    Going to banks cut to one fifth according to Fifth Economic Development Plan goals in ICT field.
SITNA news agency and Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper reported.

•    Post’s new services cut traffic by 11%.
SITNA news agency and Poul newspaper reported.

•    4th exhibition on computer, office machines, telecommunication systems, laptop and mobiles held in south Khorasan.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    To commemorate Post Day, 13 postal projects worth 310 billion rials launched.
Iscanews reported.  
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