Iranian mobile news media review Tuesday Dec 15, 2009

•    Iran ready to share its rural ICT experience with other countries, Minister of Information and Communication Technology announced at 33rd Asia-Pacific telecom meeting.
Iran, Fanavaran, Poul, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Fahang-e Ashti, Jahan-e Sanat, Vatan-e Erooz, Tafahom, Eghtesad-e Pouya, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Abrar and Gostaresh newspapers and Mobna Fars, Citna, Mehr, Irna and Isna news agencies reported.

•    39% of Mobile Company of Iran subscribers paid phone bill online, company’s managing director announced.
Keyhan, Fanavaran, Hambastghi, Kar-o Kargar, Asrar, Rah-e Mardom, Kaenat, Quds, Zaman and Afarinesh newspapers and Fars, Isna, Ilna and Citna news agencies reported.

•    Postgraduate students writing dissertations on ICT-related subjects paid monthly 12 million rials grant, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology education and research deputy announced.
Eghtesad-e Pouya, Khorasan, Kaenat and Iranian newspapers and Irna and Fars news agencies reported.

•    Iran Information Technology to give 20 new website services in next two months,
Company’s deputy announced.
Ettelaat, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Fanavaran, Poul, Sobh-e Eghtesad and Gostaresh newspapers and Irna news agency reported.

•    Mobile Company of Iran prepaid sim card prices increased by 50,000 rials today.
Iran, Jahan-e Sanat, Poul and Gostaresh newspapers and Mobna News Agency reported.

•    Telecom Research Center digital library available at website www.tic.ir.
Fanavaran, Poul, Abrar-e Eghtesadi and Khorasan newspapers and Isna news agency reported.

•    Mobile Company of Iran subscribers reach 35 million; first in Middle-East and eleventh in world.
Donyay-e Eghtesad, Khorasan and Sobh-e Eghtesad newspapers and Mobna News Agency reported.

•    Telecom Research Center has no plan for 4G mobile phone, its director announced.
Fanavaran, Poul and Abrar-e Eghtesadi newspapers and Mobna News Agency reported.

•    Six of seven proposals submitted by Iran to APT for WTDC ratified, Telecommunication Company of Iran director announced.
Abrar-e Eghtesadi and Eghtesad-e Pouya newspapers and Irna news agency reported.

•    Authorized mobile retailers can expand activities despite current import tariff if authorities maintain crack down on smugglers.
Jahan-e Sanat Newspaper and Mobna News Agency reported.

•    BTS sites no longer useful to be dismantled, Mobile Company of Iran technical director announced.
Fanavaran Newspaper and Citna News Agency reported.
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