Iranian mobile news media review Monday Oct 19, 2009

•    Pishgaman Kavir Yazd received no proposition to cooperate in TCI 50% plus one block share, Pishgaman Kavir Yazd Cooperative Company managing director said.
Fars news agency, Fanavaran, Khorasan, Asr Eghtesad, Hayat No, Hezbollah, Tehran Emrouz, Poul and Sarmayeh newspapers reported.

•    So far 23,000 citizens used Special Post Service, ICT Ministry direct post and modern postal services director announced.
Mobna and ISNA news agencies, Fanavaran, Eghtesad Pouya, Abrar Eghtesadi, Poul, Sarmayeh and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Internet TV service offered to 5,000 applicants by year’s end. The service owned by Iran Broadcasting Company and according to law it must provide its contents. But TCI has prepared required infrastructure by installing some equipments and is performing final tests.
Mehr and ISNA news agencies, Fanavaran, Sobh Eghtesad, Asr Eghtesad, Jahan Sanat, Poul, Abrar Eghtesadi and Sarmayeh newspapers reported.

•    Iranian President urged all authorities to transfer data and send messages via government electronic networks to save cost and time.
ISNA and Fars news agencies, Fanavaran, Sobh Eghtesad. Hemayat, Gostaresh and Siyasat Rouz newspapers reported.

•    In order to offer better services to landline phone subscribers, TCI to reconnect its indebted subscribers’ line twice daily.
ISNA news agency, Poul, Jahan Sanat, Eghtesad Pouya and Sarmayeh newspapers reported.

•    Governmental service assignment procedure to TCI service bureaus speeded up and Mobile Company of Iran prepaid sim card internet charge assigned to such bureaus.
IRNA news agency, Fanavaran, Poul and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    There is no copyright law in Iran on products such as software therefore producers not encouraged to produce.
ISNA news agency, Fanavaran, Abrar Eghtesadi and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Hamrah Nemouneh software produced for mobile phone which contains Holy Quran Interpretations.
Mobna and Mehr news agencies, Khorasan and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers reported.

•    Iran Development and Renovation Organization received Third Operator project investment license from Tamin Telecom consortium, IDRO deputy said.
Mobna news agency, Jahan Sanat, Poul and Sarmayeh newspapers reported.

•    Landline phone bill payment via 1818 phone number in first 6 months of current Iranian year (beginning 20 March 2009) up 113% compared to same period last year.
Mobna news agency, Poul, Abrar Eghtesadi and Mardom Salari newspapers reported.

•    Social Security Company announced they had no negotiation with Iran Broadcasting Organization on Third Operator.
 Mobna news agency, Fanavaran, Donyay-e Eghtesad and Poul newspapers reported.

•    Education Ministry to establish 500 school computer labs countrywide, Education Ministry deputy said.
Fars news agency, Sobh Eghtesad and Fanavaran newspapers reported.

•    Teachers training festivals conducted on IT basis: Education Ministry official said.
Fars news agency, Fanvaran and Iranian newspapers reported.

•    Gitex Exhibition, major technology exhibition, opened in Dubai.
ISNA news agency, Khorasan and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Radio Communication and Regulations Organization officials exchanged views with foreign counterparts at Telecom 2009 Exhibition, RCRO public relations announced.
Mobna news agency, Sarmayeh and Gostaresh newspapers reported.

•    Supreme Council of Information Communication secretary, Hamid Shahriari, appointed head of Justice Ministry statistics and information technology center by Judiciary Chief.
Mobna news agency and Fanavaran newspaper reported.

•    Fake internet card sale down 80% countrywide following control actions by RCRO IT service surveillance.
Fars news agency and Fanavaran newspaper reported.

•    ISNA news agency reported on Persian language sms software failure.
Khorasan newspaper reported.

•    TCI block share buyers’ deadline to pay 20% of trade value set as Nov 8, Privatization Organization deputy announced.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    Telecommunication service bureaus to participate in Telecom 2009 Exhibition.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    Reasonable mobile import tariff cut would boost Customs revenue, Namdaran Ertebatat Hamrah company managing director believes.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    This year’s first Mashad city telecommunication authorities meeting held.
Fars news agency reported.
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