Iranian mobile news media review Monday Nov 2, 2009

•    Only the bourse and Competition Council able to revoke Telecommunication Company of Iran block share trade, bourse president announced.
Mobna, Mehr, Fars, IRNA, Bourse News and Young Journalist Club news agencies, Iran, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Etemad, Jam-e Jam, Hamshahri, Sarmayeh, Farhang Ashti, Kar o Karegar, Ebtekar, Hayat No, Fanavaran, Ghods, Hezbollah, Andisheh No, Jahan Sanat, Asrar, Tafahom, Eghtesad Pouya, Hemayat, Hambastegi and Ghiyam newspapers 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.
Mobna, IRNA and ISNA news agencies, Iran, Etelaat, Jahan Sanat, Sarmayeh, Gostaresh, Farhang Ashti, Abrar Eghtesadi, Mardom Salari and Poul newspapers reported.

•    While Privatization Organization deputy announced Telecommunication Block share trade would be finalized by end of current week, General Inspection Organization submitted a report on TCI block share transaction procedure to authorities.
Mehr news agency, Keyhan, Aftab Yazd, Poul, Fanavaran, Farhikhtegan, Ghods, Abrar Eghtesadi, Jahan Eghtesad and Poul newspapers reported.

•    General Inspection Organization asked in a report for revoking TCI block share trade by Competition Council if fair play not observed, new privatization law committee head announced.
ISNA and Mehr news agencies, Jam-e Jam, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Kar o Karegar, Hayat No, Fanavaran and Sarmayeh newspapers reported.   

•    No telecommunication and communication tariff included in subsidies, Telecommunication Company of Iran managing director said.
Fars news agency, Jahan Eghtesad, Iranian, Poul, Khorasan and Afarinesh newspapers reported.

•    Some mobile set vendors currently sell fake and Chinese sets instead of original ones to uninformed customers.
Mobna news agency, Poul, Javan and Sarmayeh newspapers reported.

•    IranCell postpaid and prepaid sim card owners able to use them in Hajj Pilgrimage.
ISNA new agency, Fanavaran and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    Iran has 400,000 ADSL users, i.e. 1 in 6 internet users has ADSL, which is 1/7th world average.
IRNA news agency, Javan and Farhang Ashti newspapers reported.

•    Tender documents for content provider contractors’ selection sold and its result will be announced in a month, a Mobile Company of Iran value-added services contractor announced.
Mobna news agency and Jahan Sanat newspaper reported.

•    Only 5% of mobile phone market owned by authorized companies, a market source believes.
Mobna news agency and Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper reported.

•    Iranian Aerospace Agency to design and build Student Satellites in collaboration with 3 universities, agency’s head announced.
Iran newspaper reported.

•    Telecommunication Company of Iran new block share owners can reinstate its current board of directors if they so wish, TCI public relations announced.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    Social Security Organization and Mellat Bank most likely to purchase Telecommunication Company of Iran small share, Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium announced.
Mobna news agency reported.
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