Iranian mobile news media review Sunday Oct 4, 2009

•    Mesbah satellite built many years ago but Iranian experts waited to put it in space, ICT minister said.
Mobna, IRNA, ISNA, Fars and Mehr news agencies, Iran, Hamshahri, Keyhan, Etelaat, Jomhouri, Fanavaran, Jahan Eghtesad, Jahan Sanat, Poul, Kaenat, Abrar Eghtesadi, Rah-e Mardom, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Etemad, Ebtekar, Tafahom, Zaman, Andisheh No, Ghods, Fanavaran, Sobh Eghtesad, Javan and Resalat newspapers reported.   

•    Nationality of foreign partners joining TCI 50% block share buyers consortium is of no importance, Investment Organization head said.
Mehr news agency, Hamshahri, Iran, Jam-e Jam, Jomhouri, Jahan Eghtesad, Jahan Eghtesad, Jahan Sanat, Eghtesad Pouya, Abrar Eghtesadi, Mardom Salari, Asr Eghtesad, Aftab Yazd, Iranian, Tehran Emrouz, Hezbollah, Farhang Ashti and Andisheh No newspapers reported.  

•    New law on internet websites blocking.
ILNA news agency, Jomhouri, Fanavaran, Sarmayeh, Jahan Sanat, Mardom Salari, Poul, Abrar Eghtesadi, Farhang Ashti, Andisheh No, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Ebtekar, Arman, Siyasat Rouz and Khorasan newspapers reported.   

•    TCI privatization not contravention of privatization law, Competition Council head said.
Fars news agency, Fanavaran, Jahan Sanat, Hemayat, Khabar, Sobh Eghtesad, Siyasat Rouz and Andisheh No newspapers reported.

•    Two branches of information technology companies and financial institutes requested to forming virtual banks, Central Bank official said.
ISNA news agency, Etelaat, Jam-e Jam, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Eghtesad Pouya, Poul, Rah-e Mardom and Ghods newspapers reported.

•    Likely new department at Islamic Guidance and Culture Administration Ministry on digital media.
Mobna news agency, Fanavaran, Iran, Asr Eghtesad, Mardom Salari, Khorasan and Siyasat Rouz newspapers reported.

•    TCI block share buyers fund from private and not from government sources, Privatization Organization head said.
Fars news agency, Fanavaran, Etelaat, Eghtesad Pouya, Hemayat and Jahan Sanat newspapers reported.

•    IranCell offers electronic postal services for the first time in country.
Fars news agency, Fanavaran, Poul, Etemad and Kaenat newspapers reported.

•    VoIP tender to be re-held.
ISNA news agency, Fanavaran, Poul, Abrar Eghtesad and Etemad newspapers reported.

•    Minister of Information and Communication Technology to fly to Switzerland on Oct 12 to attend ITU general session and take part in Geneva Telecom 2009 Exhibition.
Mobna news agency, Jomhouri, Poul and Khorasan newspapers reported.

•    Intelligent National ID card project requires huge funding, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology IT deputy announced.
Mobna news agency, Poul, Abrar Eghtesadi and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Mobile market sources predicted mobile set prices to fall this week.
Mobna news agency, Fanavaran, Sarmayeh and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    Little activities by authorized mobile vendors because of current high mobile import tariff, Citadel Telecom managing director said.
Mobna news agency, Fanavaran and Poul newspapers reported.

•    Foreign companies likely to fund TCI block share trade, Iran Investment Organization head said.
IRNA news agency, Vatan Emrouz and Hayat No newspapers reported.

•    Report shows South Korea top of list as world’s best in internet broadband in 2009 but Iran absent from list, Fanavaran, Jahan-e Sanat, Poul, Andishe-e Nou, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Sobh-e Eghtesad and Khorasan newspapers reported.
Mehr news agency, Eghtesad Pouya and Tafahom newspapers reported.

•    All TV programs viewed on mobile phone shortly.
IRNA news agency and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspaper reported.

•    IDC National Data Center project launched next year.
Fanavaran newspaper reported.

•    Telecommunication Company of Iran block share trade in contravention of new privatization law because of sale to semi-governmental sector.
ISNA news agency and Etelaat newspaper reported.

•    Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium, TCI block shares buyer, to hold its first news conference.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    10 Latin American countries to participate in international sector of Digital Media Exhibition.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    Informed source in mobile market reported significant cut in Nokia import to Iran.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    After TCI block share trade revision by Assignment Mission, it was found that new privatization law had been adhered to at all stages.
Mehr news agency reported.

•    30% of software presented at Third Digital Media Exhibition exportable.
IRNA news agency reported.
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