Iranian mobile news media review Sunday Nov 1st, 2009

•    Iranian Aerospace Agency to design and build Student Satellites in collaboration with 3 universities, agency’s head announced.
Mobna, ISNA and IRNA news agencies, Iran, Jomhouri, Jahan Sanat, Fanavaran, Andisheh No, Tafahom, Ghods, Sobh Eghtesad, Iranian, Poul, Eghtesad Pouya and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    General Inspection Organization to announce its views on Telecommunication Company of Iran block share trade.
Mehr news agency, Hamshahri, Etelaat, Mardom Salari, Gostaresh, Afarinesh, Aftab Yazd, Vatan Emrouz, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Tehran Emrouz, Sarmayeh and Ghiam newspapers reported.

•    Telecommunication Company of Iran and Taliya obligations eased after privatization. Taliya’s basic problem is its cooperative status and foreign shareholder believes it should become a company, TCI managing director said.
ISNA news agency, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Sarmayeh, Fanavaran, Aftab Yazd, Javan, Sobh Eghetsad, Asr Eghtesad, Iranian, Abrar Eghtesadi, Poul, Eghtesad Pouya and Jahan Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Banks’ data security document decreed to all banks countrywide, e-banking workgroup member said.
Mehr and Moj news agencies, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Sobh Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya, Vatan Emrouz and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    Iranian passports issued from next year (March 2010) to be in electronic format, Foreign Affairs Ministry ICT director announced.
Mobna news agency, Keyhan, Abrar Eghtesadi and Poul newspapers reported.

•    Customers unwilling to buy warranted mobiles because of poor after-sale services.
Mobna news agency, Sarmayeh, Abrar Eghtesadi and Poul newspapers reported.

•    Contrary to foreign analysts’ predictions, Iranian mobile market sources believe market not out of recession.
Mobna news agency, Abrar Eghtesadi, Gostaresh and Sarmayeh newspapers reported.

•    Iran has 400,000 ADSL users, i.e. 1 in 6 has ADSL, 1/7th world average.
IRNA news agency, Fanavaran, Poul and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    50% Post Office shares to be offered on bourse, Information and Communication Technology Minister announced.
Fars news agency, Hamshahri and Gostaresh newspapers reported.

•    Government communication service bureaus’ first electronic secretariat opened in Tehran.
Mobna news agency and Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper reported.

•    Mobiles banned in schools, Mazandaran Province education administration head announced.
ILNA news agency and Kar o Karegar newspaper reported.

•    MMS system launched in Ilam Province, Ilam Province Telecommunication Company managing director announced.
Fars news agency reported.
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