Iranian mobile news media review Wednesday May 19, 2010

•    Tehran City Council to deal with BTS antennas covertly launched on private properties, a TCC member announced.
Keyhan, Eghtesad-e Pouya, Jahan-e Eghtesad, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Tehran-e Emrooz, Rah-e Mardom, Vatan-e Emrooz, Resalat, Aftab-e Yazd, Payam-e Zaman, Asr-e Iranian, Farhang-o-Edalat newspapers and Mhr news agency reported.

•    Producers of mobile phone software to form a syndicate, Information and Communication Technology Ministry director announced.
Javan, Eghtesad-e Pouya, Jahan-e Eghtesad, Asr-e Eghtesad, Hadaf-o-Eghtesad, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Gostaresh-e Sanat, Fanavaran and Hemayat newspapers and Irna, Iskanews, Moaj and Mehr news agencies reported.

•    Country’s slow internet speed mainly due to web surfers connecting to foreign web sites, Telecommunication Company of Iran managing director announced.
Poul, Asrar and Shargh newspapers and Mehr news agency reported.

•    Mobile Company of Iran cut GPRS tariff, company’s managing director announced.
Gostaresh-e Sanat, Ebtekar and Hambastegi newspapers and Isna news agency reported.

•    MCI aiming for over 40 million subscribers, company’s managing director announced.
Sobh-e Eghtesad and Payam-e Zaman newspapers and Mobna news agency reported.

•    MCI net profit increased by 10-fold in six years to 10,630 billion rials, company’s managing director announced.
Hemayat and Arman newspapers and Irna news agency reported.

•    Telecom tariffs could increase if TCI shareholders request,
Eghtesad-e Pouya Newspaper and Mobna news agency reported.

•    Post and Post Bank shares definitely sold this year, Privatization Organization deputy announced.
Poul Newspaper and Fars news agency reported.

•    MCI is 15th among country’s top companies and first in the Mid-East in terms of no of subscribers.
Asr-e Iranian Newspaper and Ilna news agency reported.

•    MCI to upgrade its network to 3G this year, company’s managing director announced.
Kaenat Newspaper and Mehr news agency reported.

•    1,000 telephone lines cut off since May 15 at Tehran’s Mahdieh exchange center following street collapse, Tehran Province Telecommunication Company announced.
Quds Newspaper and Isna, Mobna and Moaj news agencies reported.

•    Communication Infrastructure Company to put to tender its inter-city equipment maintenance.
Ilna news agency reported.
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