Iranian mobile news media review Monday Oct 26, 2009

•    IranCell press conference held on Oct 25 in line with IranCell 3rd year operation anniversary.
IRNA, ISNA, Fars, ILNA, Moj and SITNA news agencies, Keyhan, Hamshahri, Iran, Abrar, Abrar Eghtesadi, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Fanavaran, Javan, Zaman, Mardom Salari, Jahan Eghtesad, Andisheh No, Hemayat, Poul, Sobh Eghtesad, Jahan Sanat, Asrar and Hayat No newspapers reported.

•    First report on Government performance in new privatization law with revision by 5 ministries submitted to Parliament next week, head of Parliament new privatization law commission announced.
ILNA news agency, Jomhouri, Hamshahri, Asr Eghtesad, Hadaf o Eghtesad, Fanavaran, Khorasan, Asrar, Jahan Sanat, Abrar Eghtesadi, Kar o Karegar, Tehran Emrouz and Farhang Ashti newspapers reported.

•    Tose’eh Ertebatat Sayyar consortium provided 3 million ports of mobile phone network equipments, Iran Telecommunication Manufacturing Companies managing director said.
IRNA news agency, Etelaat, Abrar Eghtesadi, Eghtesad Pouya, Poul, Jahan Sanat and Asr Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    According to new privatization law governmental companies should not be assigned to partially-governmental companies, Parliament economic commission member said.
JahanNews news agency, Etemad, Hayat No, Khorasan, Khabar, Aftab Yazd and Mardom Salari newspapers reported.  

•    Al-Zahra University linked to Electronic Government network for access to Government memos.
ISNA news agency, Abrar Eghtesadi, Vatan Emrouz, Fanavaran, Khabar and Khorasan newspapers reported.

•    Mobile phone 4th generation research project abandoned due to lack of fund, Fonoun Ertebatat Sayyar managing director announced.
Mobna news agency, Poul, Jahan Sanat, Sobh Eghtesad and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    Data Company’s method of determining country’s internet users not clear, National computer union guild’s internet commission head said.
IRNA news agency, Poul, Abrar Eghtesadi and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers reported.

•    Telecommunication tariff revision does not include targeted subsidies, new privatization law monitoring commission head said.
Mobna news agency, Keyhan, Poul and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    For the first time the Commerce Ministry is demanding 10-year assurance from authorized mobile importers to supply their spare parts.
Mobna news agency, Fanavaran, Abrar Eghtesadi and Jahan Sanat newspapers reported.

•    Post Bank development procedure remarkable in past two years. Required infrastructure for electronic banking created and Post Bank following its banking principles, Iran Post Bank board of directors’ member said.
Bina news agency, Tafahom, Asr Eghtesad and Hadaf o Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    Permanent secretariat is to be launched for digital media festival and exhibition, head of Islamic Guidance and Culture Organization digital media center announced.
Andisheh No, Mardom Salari and Kar o Karegar newspapers reported.

•    According to global control report on technology capability published by Iran Technology Management council, Iran ranked 45th in world technology capabilities.
Mehr news agency, Khorasan, Khabar and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.    

•    Mobile Company of Iran prepaid sim card subscribers surpassed postpaid ones as it has 17 million prepaid subscribers as against 16 million postpaid ones, MCI managing director said.
Mobna news agency, Iran and Donyay-e Eghtesad newspapers reported.

•    At present, price of all mobile set brands at minimum and now is best time to buy, Tehran electronic devices union head said.
Mobna news agency, Donyay-e Eghtesad and Abrar Eghtesadi newspapers reported.

•    MCI figures show Qom Province could gain first rank in mobile phone field, Mobile Company of Iran managing director said.
IRNA news agency, Hemayat and Javan newspapers reported.

•    80% of Tehran to be covered by DVB-H (mobile television) 18 months after pilot launch of mobile television service by Iran Broadcasting Company.
Tabnak news agency and Jam-e Jam newspaper reported.

•    Jamming device (anti-satellite TV radiation) installed at Milad Tower, Tehran Municipality spokesman said.
ILNA news agency, Etelaat and Farhikhtegan newspapers reported.

•    Payam airline company shares to be privatized in near future and company’s charter being compiled for privatization, company’s managing director said.
Mobna news agency and Iran newspaper reported.

•    Post Bank electronic software “Faraz” installed at all its branches, its managing director announced.
Mobna news agency and Jahan Sanat newspaper reported.

•    At present time there are over 18,000 active mobile phone sites countrywide, MCI managing director said.
ISNA news agency and Andisheh No newspaper reported.

•    Telecommunication Company of Iran trade logo bourse display stoppage likely in near future which could shoot its share price to over 10,000 rials.
BourseNews news agency and Jahan Sanat newspaper reported.

•    RCRO periodically controls country’s frequency space using radiation measuring instruments. BTS antenna installation in cities currently under control with respect to radiation emission which is now one tenth of the world standard, RCRO head announced.
Etelaat newspaper reported.

•    Despite authorities’ insistence on assigning 21% of shares by Second Operator and the operator has delayed bourse entry, its technical deputy denies such a commitment.
Mobna news agency reported.
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