Iranian mobile news media review Thursday Apr 15, 2010

•    Start of video phone operation in Babol and Mashad, one private landline phone operator announced.
Hamshahri, Iran, Jomhouri Eslami, Jahan-e Eghtesad, Asr-e Eghtesad, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Fanavaran, Ebtekar, Payam-e Zaman, Tafahom and Asr-e Iranian newspapers and Mehr news agency reported.

•    National Internet Network launched in September with 700 billion rials budget.
Eghtesad-e Pouya, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Khorasan, Jahan-e Sanat, Asr-e Eghtesad, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Abrar-e Eghtesadi, Tafahom and Shargh newspapers and Isna news agency reported.

•    Hong Kong’s Hutchinson mobile phone operator joins Mobile Company of Iran international roaming, MCI announced.
Ettelaat, Eghtesad-e Pouya, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Jahan-e Eghtesad, Fanavaran, Vatan-e Emrooz, Hemayat and Tafahom newspapers and Fars, Isna, Ilna, Mobna and Moaj news agencies reported.

•    Taliya still with no foreign investor, Telecommunication Company of Iran chief announced,
Eghtesad-e Pouya, Jahan-e Sanat, Asr-e Eghtesad, Sobh-e Eghtesad, Abrar-e Eghtesadi and Fanavaran newspapers and Mehr news agency reported.

•    Communication Infrastructure Company intent on launching broadband internet in collaboration with private sector, Information and Communication Technology Deputy-minister announced.
Keyhan, Javan, Eghtesad-e Pouya, Sobh-e Eghtesad and Fanavaran newspapers and Fars news agency reported.

•    Current mobile phone network disturbances partly due to removal of BTS antennas following claims by Tehran Municipality they needed to obtain license, Parliament industries and mines committee member announced.
Khorasan, Jahan-e Eghtesad, Shargh and Farhikhtegan newspapers and Fars news agency reported.

•    RCRO’s potential and legal capabilities to be determined by new department.
Keyhan Newspaper and Irna news agency reported.

•    TCI denied report it is laying off workforce, its managing director announced.
Iran Newspaper and Irna news agency reported.

•    ۱,۵۰۰ web sites with Persian character domain registered last year.
Sobh-e Eghtesad Newspaper and Mobna news agency reported.

•    MCI prepaid sim cards enjoy thriving market, market source announced.
Abrar-e Eghtesadi and Mobna news agency reported.

•    Tehran IN network fully operational, TCI director announced.
Abrar-e Eghtesadi Newspaper and Mobna news agency reported.

•    ۷۶% TCI mobile phone equipment purchases carried out outside tender procedures, head of Parliament committee investigating TCI affairs announced.
Mehr news agency reported.

•    Country’s international bandwidth reaches 22 gbps, Communication Infrastructure Company IT deputy announced.
Mobna news agency reported.
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