Iranian mobile news media review Monday Nov 9, 2009

•    Landline phone subscribers can pay bill without need for printed bill, Tehran Telecommunication Company managing director said.
IRNA, ILNA, ISNA, Fars and Mobna news agencies, Hamshahri, Eteleaat, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Fanavaran, Jahan Sanat, Farhang Ashti, Abrar Eghtesadi, Poul, Afarinesh and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Former Mobile Company of Iran public relations deputy, Hamid-Reza Aghajani, appointed as company’s new head of public relations by managing director Vahid Sadoughi.
Mobna, ISNA and ILNA news agencies, Keyhan, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Fanavaran, Jahan Sanat, Eghtesad Pouya, Asrar, Rah-e Mardom and Andisheh No newspapers reported.

•    Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium paid 20% of TCI share selling price sum on Nov 8, consortium’s PR manager said.
Fars news agency, Iran, Fanavaran, Khorasan, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Jahan Sanat, Farhang Ashti, Hayat No, Gostaresh, Hezbollah and Jahan Sanat newspapers reported.

•    “We did not receive any proclamation from court on Pishgaman Kavir Yazd Consortium complaint”, Privatization Organization legal affairs official announced.
Fars news agency, Iran, Hamshahri, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Fanavaran, Asr Eghtesad, Khorasan, Hayat No, Sobh Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya and Poul newspapers reported.

•    International treaties should not be such that space is used as economic tool against under-developed countries, ICT minister announced.
ISNA, IRNA, Mobna, Mehr and Fars news agencies, Fanavaran, Abrar Eghtesadi, Sobh Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya and Andisheh No newspapers reported.

•    Sina Bank acquisitioned 10% of Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium share and now owns 5% of TCI share.
Fars news agency, Hamshahri, Iran, Fanavaran, Jahan Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya, Vatan Emrouz, Poul, Asr Eghtesad, Andisheh No and Iranian newspapers reported.

•    Supreme Council of information communication offered free home filtering software to parents to control internet usage by children.
ISNA, Mobna, Fars and ILNA news agencies, Fanavaran, Abrar Eghtesadi, Sobh Eghtesad and Khorasan newspapers reported.

•    Prepaid landline phone likely offered by end of current Iranian year, Telecommunication Company of Iran managing director announced.
IRNA news agency, Jam-e Jam, Iran, Jomhouri, Abrar Eghtesadi, Vatan Emrouz, Abrar and Afarinesh newspapers reported.

•    20% of Telecommunication Company of Iran block share selling amount, equaling 15.64 trillion rials, received from Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium.
Fars news agency, Eghtesad Pouya, Asrar, Vatan Emrouz, Khabar and Gostaresh newspapers reported.  

•    There will be no limitation on issuing new internet companies license despite active internet provider companies’ complaints, Radio Communication and Regulations Organization ICT services license issuance director announced.
ISNA news agency, Sobh Eghtesad, Poul, Abrar Eghtesadi and Gostaresh newspapers reported.     

•    24,000 mobile phone charge card shops inspected in recent days in line with charge card price surveillance project.
ILNA news agency, Farhang Ashti and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers reported.

•    Over 70% of country’s future GNP growth expected to relate to telecommunication infrastructure, Iranian President deputy said.
Moj news agency, Vatan Emrouz and Etemad newspapers reported.

•    Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium has paid 20% of TCI block share trade sale amount, Privatization Organization head announced.
Mobna news agency and Tehran Emrouz newspaper reported.

•    Amendments made to targeted subsidies bill not to include postal and telecommunication services, head of Parliament telecommunication workgroup announced.
Mobna news agency and Sobh Eghtesad newspaper reported.

•    Postal ATM terminals to be purchased for all Post Office branches by end of current Iranian year (March 2010), Post office managing director announced.
Mobna news agency and Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper reported.

•    ITMC’s further production not possible with current mobile market situation, Iran Telecommunication Manufacturing Company managing director announced.
Mobna news agency and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspaper reported.

•    Tehran map with GPS offered free of charge on Nokia mobiles.
Fars news agency and Sobh Eghtesad newspaper reported.
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