Iranian mobile news media review Tuesday Nov 17, 2009

• Telecommunication tariffs determined by Radio Communication and Regulations Organization commission which makes decision according to world indices and charges. Operators required to offer services with previous tariff before commission’s decision, Information and Communication Technology Minister announced.
Fars news agency, Iran, Jam-e Jam, Etelaat, Kayhan, Khorasan, Jahan Sanat, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Vatan Emrouz, Javan, Sobh Eghtesad, Poul, Eghtesad Pouya, Iranian and Kaenat newspapers reported.

• Mobile Company of Iran prepaid sim cards ready to be sold in all provinces, MCI announced.
IRNA, ISNA and Mobna news agencies, Etelaat, Kayhan, Fanavaran, Sobh Eghtesad, Etemad, Rah-e Mardom, Payam Zaman, Tafahom and Kaenat newspapers reported.

• “Cabinet approved formation of information technology workgroup on Nov 15 and every decision made by workgroup to be taken as Cabinet approved,” Information and Communication Technology Minister announced.
Mobna, ISNA, IRNA news agencies, Jahan Sanat, Poul, Fanavaran, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Gostaresh Sanat, Abrar Eghtesadi, Khorasan and Andisheh No newspapers reported.

• Mazandaran Province to host national Digital Media Exhibition.
ISNA news agency, Hezbollah, Tehran Emrouz, Asrar, Khabar, Resalat, Hemayat, Abrar and Ghiam newspapers reported.

• Telecommunication BTS antenna installation in Tehran require municipality approval.
ISNA news agency, Jahan Sanat, Kayhan, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Hamshahri, Abrar Eghtesadi, Farhang Ashti and Rah-e Mardom newspapers reported.

• Next generation networks to transform e-Commerce.
ISNA news agency, Etelaat, Poul, Abrar Eghtesadi, Andisheh No, Iranian and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.

• A national datacenter launched by next Iranian year, Telecommunication Infrastructure Company managing director announced.
Mobna and IRNA news agencies, Sobh Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya, Rah-e Mardom and Tafahom newspapers reported.

• Iran Post Bank managing director attended WSBI (world saving bank institute) board of directors meeting in Belgium.
Poul, Jahan Eghtesad, Ebtekar and Tafahom newspapers reported.  

• Iranian Space Agency in collaboration with 10 universities and scientific centers with contracts worth 500 billion rials, head of ISA announced.
ISNA news agency, Jahan Sanat, Abrar Eghtesadi and Andisheh No newspapers reported.  

• Iranian-foreign operator, IranCell-MTN, has no limitation on its sale of sim cards and can sell as many as 40 million, company’s managing director announced.
Mobna news agency, Kayhan, Poul and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

• Commodity tracing system launched in next 2 months to stop smuggling, Iran Coding Center managing director announced.
ISNA news agency, Etelaat, Gostaresh Sanat, Abrar Eghtesadi and Iranian newspapers reported.

• “Datacenter, e-Government Infrastructures” national seminar held Nov 17.
ISNA, IRNA and Mobna news agencies, Fanavaran, Sobh Eghtesad and Poul newspapers reported.

• First report by Parliament Article 44 committee on activities of Power, Oil, Industries and Mines and ICT ministries published this week, committee spokesman Hamid-Reza Fouladgar announced.
Mehr news agency, Jahan Sanat and Iranian newspapers reported.

• Receiving sms not charged on Iranian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, TCI mission supervisor in Saudi Arabia announced.
Mobna news agency, Fanavaran and Khorasan newspapers reported.

• Sony Ericsson mobile distributor Citadel Telecom activity at minimum level, Citadel Telecom managing director announced.
Mobna news agency and Fanavaran newspaper reported.

• Compiling regulations on e-Government at initial stages.
ICTpress and Jahan Sanat newspaper reported.

• Economic Affairs Minister explanation on TCI block share trade not convinced MPs, industries and mines committee spokesman announced.
ISNA news agency and Khorasan newspaper reported.
 
• Web-hosting should be transferred to inside the country so that data could be more protected, Parliament member Ali Motahari announced.
ISNA, IRNA and Mobna news agency and Farhikhtegan newspaper reported.

• Iranian-foreign operator IranCell-MTN managing director attended Parliament industries and mines committee Nov 15 to give his operation report.
Mobna news agency reported.
• Information technology workgroup formation approved by Cabinet Nov 15.
Mobna news agency reported.
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