Daily summary of Iran’s top mobile news for international viewer

•    Telecommunication Company of Iran share assignment quite legal, Privatization Organization head announced.

ISNA, IRNA, Fars, Mobna and Mehr news agencies, Keyhan, Etelaat, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Asr Eghtesad, Gostaresh,Hemayat, Kaenat, Eghtesad Pouya, Ebtekar, Siyasat Rouz, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Sobh Eghtesad, Hezbollah and Tafahom newspapers reported.

•    Country’s integrated signaling network launched by end of current Iranian year (March 2010), Telecommunication Infrastructure Company managing director announced.
Mobna, IRNA and ISNA new agencies, Abrar Eghtesadi, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya, Kaenat, Andisheh No and Vatan Emrouz newspapers reported.

•    New privatization law monitoring committee head announced items of TCI $8b trade report. “Revocation of Telecommunication Company of Iran 22.9 billion shares is up to the Competition Council,” he said.
Fars news agency, Hamshahri, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Etemad, Farhikhtegan and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers reported.

•    Telecommunication Company of Iran block 20% share sale amount equaling16 trillion rials ready and to be paid by Nov 9, Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium announced.
ISNA news agency, Iran, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Farhikhtegan and Aftab Yazd newspapers reported.

•    Based on world indices, Iran’s internet penetration rate is 0.5%, Tehran computer union guild director said.
IRNA news agency, Eghtesad Pouya, Poul and Tafahom newspapers reported.

•    Telecommunication Company of Iran block share trade faced with many questions as whether to be revoked.
ISNA news agency, Jahan Eghtesad, Khorasan and Zaman newspapers reported.

•    Better services and lower tariffs expected from Telecommunication privatization, one MP said.
Mobna and IRNA news agencies and Hadaf o Eghtesad newspaper reported.

•    Mobile Company of Iran subscribers sent 149 million sms messages on Imam Reza birthday anniversary on Oct 30.
Mobna news agency, Iran and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers reported.

•    So far 713 national codes issued by Iranian Center for Products and Services Coding for companies active in information technology and telecommunication fields, its director announced.
Mobna news agency, Abrar Eghtesadi and Jahan Sanat newspapers reported.
•    20 computer games have been produced in Islamic Development Organization in cooperation with private sector, IDO head announced.
Mehr news agency, Hamshahri and Hezbollah newspapers reported.   

•    Iran has 25.6 million internet users, Telecommunication Company of Iran announced.  
Javan newspaper reported.

•    Tebiyan Company currently hosts Islamic world internet sites, Tebiyan Information Communication Company managing director announced.
Mehr news agency and Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper reported.

•    Mobile government conference held next month aiming at recognizing mobile phone technology capabilities and features.
SITNA news agency and Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper reported.

•    Pishgaman Kavir Yazd Consortium formally withdrew from bidding for Telecommunication Company of Iran shares, Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium announced.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    200 domestic and foreign companies to participate in 10th international exhibition of Telecommunication and Information Communication Industries (Iran Telecom 2009), exhibition manager announced.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    Despite current limitations on country’s mobile market, Nokia’s activity in Iran will not cease, Nokia Iran general manager announced.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    Topics of articles for 4th information and communication technology session entitled “e-Commerce in next generation networks space” announced.
Mehr news agency reported.

•    Telecommunication Company of Iran privatization process quite legal and only juries can decide on revocation, Privatization Organization head said.
Fars news agency reported.  

•    Mobile Company of Iran GPRS launched in Kohkeluyeh and Buyer Ahmad Province, province’s telecommunication company managing director announced.
IRNA news agency reported.

•    International Telecommunication Union gave consent to UCS (universal charging project) implementation.
IRNA news agency reported.
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