Iranian mobile news media review Sunday July 26, 2009

•    According to Education High Council internal commission the use of mobile sets in schools should be banned, but the final decision rests with the Education ministry.
Mehr news agency, Keyhan, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Khabar, Arman, Gostaresh, Resalat, Farhang Ashti, Seday-e Edalat, Kar o Karegar, Jahan Sanat, Vatan Emrouz, Fanavaran, Aftab Yazd, Jahan Eghtesad, Tafahom, Tehran Emrouz, Rah-e Mardom, Zaman and Etemad newspapers reported.
 
•    Information and Communication Technology ministry’s international affairs, research and training deputy has resigned.
Mobna, Fars, ISNA, Mehr and IRNA news agencies, Keyhan, Vatan Emrouz, Fanavaran, Jahan Eghtesad, Abrar, Jahan Sanat, Hayat No and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers reported.

•    Information and Communication Technology minister accepted international affairs, research and training deputy’s resignation.
Mobna, ISNA, Fars, Mehr and IRNA news agencies and Afarinesh and Javan newspapers reported.
   
•    Tehran Telecommunication Company to offer ADSL (high-speed internet) services directly from Sept. 23, TTC managing director said.
IRNA news agency, Etelaat, Abrar, Eghtesad Pouya, Abrar Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers reported.

•    Iran ranked bottom among 69 countries in digital preparedness and high-speed internet.
ILNA news agency, Fanavaran, Abrar Eghtesadi, Hayat No, Tafahom and Farhang Ashti newspapers reported.

•    Post Office Second Operator license framework ready, awaiting Radio Communication and Regulations Organization announcement, Post Office managing director said.
ISNA news agency, Sarmayeh, Eghtesad Pouya, Jahan Eghtesad, Sobh Eghtesad and Fanavaran newspapers reported.  

•    Despite current GPRS service disconnection in Tehran, member of Mobile Company of Iran board of directors announced GPRS speed has increased and GPRS upgraded to 2.75G.
Mobna news agency, Sarmayeh, Abrar Eghtesadi, Fanavaran and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Parliament industries and mines committee to continue reviewing Third Operator position and most likely decide on tender repeat, telecommunication committee member said.
Fars news agency, Sobh Eghtesad, Gostaresh and Khorasan newspapers reported.   

•    95 percent of laptops on Iranian market are Chinese- made.
Mobna news agency, Sarmayeh and Jahan Sanat newspapers reported.
•    Private sector’s internet activity almost ceased by monopoly.
ISNA news agency, Eghtesad Pouya and Fanavaran newspapers reported.
 
•    All public telephones have unique numbers and prank calls from them easily traced, Tehran Telecommunication Company managing director said.
Mobna news agency, Iran and Sarmayeh newspapers reported.

•    Mobile market insiders believe with 46 million subscribers market has been in recession from beginning of this Iranian year (March 2009).
Mobna news agency, Sarmayeh and Fanavaran newspapers reported.

•    Radio Communication and Regulations Organization official website disconnected for nearly one week.
Mobna news agency and Jahan Sanat newspaper reported.

•    Iranian pilgrims discontented with roaming service high costs in Syria.
IRNA news agency and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers reported.  

•    IranCell to offer free credit on July 26.
ILNA news agency and Fanavaran newspaper reported.

•    Telecommunication Infrastructure Company disregarded announcement by Radio Communication and Regulations Organization on internet telephone.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    According to decision by Telecommunication Company of Iran annual general meeting, three trillion rials of Government share profit added to TCI shareholders profits.
SITNA news agency reported.
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