Iranian mobile news media review Tuesday Nov 3, 2009

•    Iran has 26 million internet users, Telecommunication Company of Iran announced.
IRNA and Mehr news agencies, Fanavaran, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Abrar, Abrar Eghtesadi, Kaenat, Poul, Sobh Eghtesad and Gostaresh newspapers reported.

•    Price of IranCell postpaid, prepaid and sms-only sim cards not increased and overcharging unlawful, IranCell announced.
Mobna, ISNA, ILNA and SITNA news agencies, Keyhan, Abrar Eghtesadi, Hambastegi and Andisheh No newspapers reported.  

•    Explanations by Ministry of Economic and Financial Affairs deputy on Telecommunication Company of Iran block share trade process not convinced MPs and new privatization law monitoring committee, Parliament industries and mines committee spokesman announced.
Mehr news agency, Jahan Eghtesad, Jahan Sanat, Mardom Salari, Afarinesh, Aftab Yazd, Khorasan, Farhang Ashti and Hayat No newspapers reported.
 
•    Information technology market to be controlled. Market control committee workgroup report announced soon, IT services monitoring chief manager reported.
ISNA news agency, Fanavaran, Abrar Eghtesadi, Jahan Sanat, Eghtesad Pouya, Poul and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.  

•    Sale of Telecommunication Company of Iran share increased on bourse.
ILNA news agency, Jomhouri, Tehran Emrouz, Hezbollah, Asrar and Hayat No newspapers reported.
 
•    Mobile Company of Iran established offices in Mecca and Medina to give service to Iranian pilgrims, MCI customer-care affairs deputy announced.
Mobna news agency, Jomhouri, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi and Poul newspapers reported.

•    Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium prepared 1.568 trillion rials sum to pay as 20% of Telecommunication Company of Iran share selling value, Etemad Mobin Consortium member announced.
Fars news agency, Javan, Hemayat, Eghtesad Pouya and Ghiam newspapers reported.
 
•    General Inspection Organization not legally permitted to revoke Telecommunication Company of Iran block share trade. It only offered report on the issue, new privatization law monitoring committee head announced.
Fars and IRNA news agencies, Vatan Emrouz and Tehran Emrouz newspapers reported.

•    Information technology experts offered spoken telephone on the basis of VoIP protocol. The system features are communication with data banks, sending and receiving e-mail and transferring calls on mobile phone and urban line.
Mehr news agency, Abrar Eghtesadi, Andisheh No, Iranian and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.
 
•    Security aspects of Telecommunication Company of Iran assignment to be reviewed in near future, Parliament new privatization law committee member announced.
Fars news agency, Etemad, Hezbollah and Hemayat newspapers reported.
 
•    Prepaid landline phone service to be launched in Khorasan Razavi Province when its tariff determined and approved, Khorasan Province Telecommunication Company managing director announced.
Mobna news agency, Abrar Eghtesadi and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.
 
•    75% of mobile set accessories on Iranian market sold with official warrantee, Ertebatat Hamraah managing director announced.
Mobna news agency, Fanavaran and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    Telecommunication Company of Iran block share trade reviewed yesterday by Parliament Article 44 committee attended by Economic Affairs Deputy-minister and bourse deputy, Parliament Article 44 committee member announced.
Mobna news agency and Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper reported.
 
•    Some mobile vendors currently sell fake and Chinese sets as original brands to uninformed customers.
Mobna news agency and Fanavaran newspaper reported.

•    New privatization law commission members not convinced by Economic and Financial Affairs Deputy-minister explanation that regulations adhered to in Telecommunication Company of Iran block share trade so final decision postponed until next week, Parliament privatization law committee member said.
Fars news agency and Poul newspaper reported.  
 
•    Second Post Operator license expected to be issued to tender winners by end of current Iranian year, Radio Communication and Regulations Organization head announced.
Etelaat Asr newspaper reported.
 
•    Despite announcement by Privatization Organization deputy that Telecommunication Block share trade would be finalized by end of current week, General Inspection Organization submitted a report on TCI block share transaction process to authorities.
Mehr news agency and Etelaat newspaper reported.

•    Iran has 400,000 ADSL users, i.e. 1 in 6 internet users has ADSL, which is 1/7th of world average.
IRNA news agency and Khorasan newspaper reported.
 
•    With current telecommunication infrastructures, digital systems cannot be implemented properly, Iranian President Office IT center official said.
IRNA news agency reported.

•    General Inspection Organization asked in a report for TCI block share trade revocation by Competition Council if fair play not observed, new privatization law committee head announced.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium will pay 20% of Telecommunication Company of Iran transaction amount within next few days, a consortium member said.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    Nokia Tehran map with GPS and two new Nokia models Naviagtor 6710 and Mini N97 officially unveiled.
Mobna news agency reported.   
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