Iranian mobile news media review Wednesday Oct 7, 2009

•    Iran to send living creatures into space next year, Aerospace research center head said.
Mehr, IRNA, ISNA and Fars news agencies, Hamshahri, Iran, Jomhouri, Etelaat, Hemayat, Tehran Emrouz, Hayat No, Eghtesad Pouya, Tafahom, Jahan Sanat, Ghods, Farhikhtegan, Kar o Karegar, Rah-e Mardom, Resalat and Zaman newspapers reported.
 
•    Bourse president explanation following news about semi-governmental companies’ increasing activities in economy and assigning government organizations to them.
IRNA news agency, Hamshahri, Fanavaran, Sarmayeh, Etemad, Vatan Emrouz, Asr Eghtesad, Jahan Sanat, Poul, Eghtesad Pouya, Siyasat Rouz, Sobh Eghtesad, Gostaresh and Hayat No newspapers reported.
 
•    Third Operator license not granted to any company or consortium, Radio Communication and Regulations Organizations announced.
Mobna, ISNA, ILNA and Moj news agencies, Jomhouri, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Sarmayeh, Khorasan, Jahan Sanat, Sobh Eghtesad, Gostaresh and Poul newspapers reported.
 
•    Third discovery rocket with research goals put into space by end of current year, Aerospace research center deputy said.
Mehr and ISNA news agency, Iran, Fanavaran, Sobh Eghtesad, Khorasan, Afarinesh, Iranian and Rah-e Mardom newspapers reported.

•    Telecommunication Company of Iran block share assignment to Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium legal but not competitive, Parliament telecommunication committee head said.
IRNA news agency, Fanavaran, Eghtesad Pouya, Gostaresh, Abrar Eghtesadi, Asr Eghtesad and Poul newspapers reported.

•    Meeting held next week with ICT and Economic Affairs ministers, Privatization Organization and bourse heads to review TCI block share trade.
IRNA news agency, Hamshahri, Iran, Jomhouri, Sarmayeh and Hezbollah newspapers reported.

•    Privatization Organization responsible for assigning Post Office shares and assignment date, Post Office managing director said.
SITNA news agency, Fanavaran, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Abrar Eghtesadi and Hadaf o Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Internet broadband capacity abroad increased by 4-fold (from 3.5 to 14 gigabytes) in last four years.
ILNA news agency, Fanavaran, Etemad, Sobh Eghtesad, Poul and Abrar newspapers reported.  
 
•    Banking systems’ comprehensive software for rural ICT offices launched completely by end of current Iranian year (March 2010), Post Bank director announced.
Mobna and Moj news agencies, Iran and Fanavaran newspapers reported.
 
•    Mellat Bank with 15 trillion rials market worth announced its agreement to buy 4 trillion rials of TCI shares.
Moj news agency, Jahan Sanat, Asr Eghtesad and Rah-e Mardom newspapers reported.
 
•    4th international conference on e-Commerce with focus on developing countries held Nov 3-4, 2009 in Penang, Malaysia.
Mobna news agency, Sarmayeh and Poul newspapers reported.

•    New standards on information and communication technology to be compiled at ITU international conference by IT managers from different countries.
Fars news agency, Gostaresh and Rah-e Mardom newspapers reported.  
 
•    Change of Telecommunication Company of Iran block shares buyer possible until trade finalization, bourse president announced.
Fars news agency, Khabar and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.  
 
•    100,000 schools connected to national internet network in current academic year, Education Ministry announced.
ISNA news agency, Mardom Salari and Vatan Emrouz newspapers reported.
   
•    Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium announced its readiness to use Pishgaman Kavir Yazd Consortium capacities.
Moj news agency, Poul and Andisheh No newspapers reported.
 
•    National system of computer games compiled by Computer Games National Administration to become international soon.
Mobna and ISNA news agencies and Rah-e Mardom newspaper reported.

•    Despite Mobile Company of Iran Ghasedak and Amin sim cards being introduced at Tehran Telecom 2008 Exhibition and planned to be offered afterward, MCI authorities have not set a date to launch the services.
ISNA news agency and Poul newspaper reported.  
 
•    6 Iranian companies participated at Swiss Telecom 2009 Exhibition.
Fars news agency and Hayat No newspapers reported.
 
•    Websites blocked if they have negative effects, President human source deputy announced.
ILNA news agency and Fanavaran newspaper reported.
   
•    Religious software offered for mobile phones at 3rd Digital Media Exhibition.
Mobna news agency reported.
•    Telecommunication Company of Iran small shareholders can attend its extraordinary meeting to appoint its new board of directors, TCI public relations announced.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    Postal services offered in 2,536 villages.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    Activating private sector, not protecting it, is ICT Ministry IT department’s main goal, its deputy said.
Mobna news agency reported.

•    High import tariff on mobiles and extensive smuggling an obstacle to sale of domestic-produced mobile sets, Emad Semiconductors managing director said.
Mobna news agency reported.  

•    Tose’eh Etemad Mobin Consortium, TCI block share buyer, announced it would use all its capacity to move forward.
Fars news agency reported.

•    TCI block shares trade reviewed at a meeting of ICT an Economic Affairs ministers, Privatization Organization and bourse presidents and monitoring administrations.
ISNA news agency reported.

•    Private sector presence in TCI block share trade was weak, Parliament industries and mines committee member said.
Journalists Club reported.

•    TCI block shares assigned in accordance with new privatization law.
Journalists Club reported.
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