Iranian mobile news media review Saturday Oct 10, 2009

•    General Inspection Organization started to review Telecommunication Company of Iran privatization issue and done some studies but not reached conclusion.
ISNA and ILNA news agencies, Hamshahri, Iran, Fanavaran, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Khorasan, Etemad, Asr Eghtesad, Siyasat Rouz, Ghods, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Mardom Salari, Eghtesad Pouya, Tafahom, Jahan Sanat, Sarmayeh, Iranian, Asrar, Poul and Zaman newspapers reported.

•    6 Iranian companies announced tendency to attend Dubai Gitex 2009 Exhibition.
Mobna news agency, Abrar Eghtesadi, Jahan Sanat, Sarmayeh and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers reported.

•    Well-known Iranian books of poems such as Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh text and voice, Masnavi Ma’navi complete text and Hafiz among new mobile phone software features presented at Digital Media Exhibition.
Fars news agency, Sobh Eghtesad, Tafahom, Eghtesad Pouya and Khorasan newspapers reported.   

•    ITMC complete shares assigned to private sector, Iran Telecommunication Manufacturing Companies head said.
Mobna news agency, Fanavaran, Jahan Sanat and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    All internet users can send sms messages to friends worldwide without need to give their mobile phone number, Donya Gostar Resa data company managing director said.
Fars news agency, Fanavaran, Poul and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    There are about 400,000 high-speed internet users (ADSL) in the country, information technology expert said.
Donyay-e Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Some importer companies import mobile sets through Customs over registered quantity, Iran Customs planning deputy said.
Mobna news agency, Fanavaran, Donyay-e Eghtesad and Poul newspapers reported.

•    Mobile Company of Iran intends to hold tender for network antenna installation.
Mobna news agency, Fanavaran and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Information and Communication Technology Ministry’ poor performance was main reason for proposed merger with Transportation Ministry, IT expert said.
Mobna news agency, Fanavaran and Jahan Sanat newspapers reported.  

•    50 new educational software produced this academic year following agreement with ICT Ministry.
ISNA news agency, Fanavaran and Ka’enat newspapers reported.

•    Fars Province telecommunication services workgroup intends to privatize 280 rural ICT bureaus in order to develop their services, Fars Province rural ICT offices project manager announced.
Mobna news agency and Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper reported.

•    Low-cost postal services main obstacle to Post Office privatization, Post Office managing director said.
Mobna news agency and Etela’at newspaper reported.  

•    Mobile import by Citadel Telecom, authorized Sony Ericsson distributor, decreased by 50% this Iranian year, Citadel Telecom Company sales manager announced.
Mobna news agency and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspaper reported.  

•    First Iranian pocket PC named “t phone 2” presented at Third Digital Media Exhibition.
Mobna news agency and Jahan Sanat newspaper reported.

•    Portal Services by Iran Electronic Services to reach 50 by next 3 months.
ISNA news agency and Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper reported.

•    TCI block share buyer, Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium, announced it would use all capacities to improve ICT.
Fars news agency and Javan newspaper reported.

•    Iran to send live creature into space by next Iranian year, Aerospace research center head said.
Omid Javan weekly magazine said.

•    Third discovery rocket sent into space by end of current Iranian year, Aerospace research center research deputy said.
Javan newspaper reported.

•    National IP network project assigned to SaIran implemented in 12 months, Infrastructure Company IT deputy said.
ISNA news agency and Fanavaran newspaper reported.  
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