Iranian mobile news media review Thursday July 1, 2010

•    Mobile Company of Iran subscribers can reclaim their mobile phone deposits, Information and Communication Technology Minister announced.
Hamshahri, Jomhouri-e Eslami, Javan, Donyaye Eghtesad, Eghtesad-e Pouya, Khorasan, Jahan-e Sanat, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Tehran-e Emrooz, Resalat, Hemayat, Asrar, Afirinesh, Arman, Asr-e Iranian and Shargh newspapers and Irna, Isna, Fars, Borna, IRIB and Moaj news agencies reported.

•    MCI subscribers can replace their old sim card at all telecom service bureaus free of charge, company’s subscriptions director announced.
Iran, Jomhouri-e Eslami, Eghtesad-e Pouya, Khorasan, Asr-e Eghtesad, Tehran-e Emrooz, Ebtekar, Afarinesh, Arman, Tafahom, Asr-e Iranian, Farhang-e Ashti, Fahang-o-Edalat and Roozan newspapers and Mehr news agency reported.

•    Industries and Mine and ICT ministries formed joint workgroup for telecom equipment production, ICT Ministry director announced.
Keyhan, Javan, Eghtesad-e Pouya, Jahan-e Eghtesad, Hadaf-o-Eghtesad, Gostaresh-e Sanat, Fanavaran and Hemayat newspapers and Irna, Borna, Iskanews and Moaj news agencies reported.

•    Iran’s average internet tariff 11 times Turkey’s and 330 times Japan’s.
Jahan-e Eghtesad, Tehran-e Emrooz, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Mardom Salari, Asrar, Arman, Hezbullah and Shargh newspapers and Ilna news agency reported.

•    Mobile phone operators should adhere to their license or face prosecution.
Javan, Donyaye Eghtesad, Khorasan, Jahan-e Sanat, Abrar-e Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers and Mobna news agency reported.

•    Some 500 electronic cities launched this year, official in charge announced.
Hamshahri, Jahan-e Eghtesad, Asr-e Eghtesad, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Gostaresh-e Sanat and Tafahom newspapers and Irna and Mehr news agencies reported.

•    Over 9,000 villages equipped with ICT service bureaus and their residents have deposited 2.07 billion rials at Iran Post Bank branches.
Eghtesad-e Pouya, Jahan-e Sanat, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Fanavaran, Asr-e Iranian and Shargh newspapers and Isna news agency reported.

•    Prepaid landline phone issued next month at 103,000 rials with 50,000-, 100,000- and 200,000-rial initial credits.
Jam-e-Jam, Tehran-e Emrooz, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Arman and Hezbullah newspapers and Ilna news agency reported.

•    Periodic cut in internet rates under Radio Communication and Regulations Organization supervision, RCRO announced.
Abrar-e Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers and Mobna and Ilna news agencies reported.

•    Parliament report on Telecommunication Company of Iran internal affairs to be reviewed after summer recess, industries and mines committee spokesman announced.
Mardom Salari and Arman newspapers and Isna news agency reported.

•    Internet’s low speed only concerned private provider companies and not Communication Infrastructure Co, ICT Minister announced.
Payam-e Zaman Newspaper and Irna news agency reported.

•    Bourse transactions to go online for a week on trial basis, Tehran Bourse Technology managing director announced.
Mobna news agency reported.
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