Iranian mobile news media review Monday June 29, 2009

· ICT minister to answer Parliament on Third Operator tender winner, mines and industries committee spokesman said.

Mobna and ILNA news agencies, Donyay-e Eghtesad, Sarmayeh, Javan, Arman, Jahan Sanat, Hayat No, Poul, Etemad, Afarinesh, Farhang Ashti and Ruzan newspapers reported.

 

· Parliament will not approve merger between Information and Communication Technology ministry and Iran Ministry of Road and Transportation since their activities are dissimilar, spokesman for Mines and Industries Commission said.

Fars news agency, Sobh Eghtesad, Jahan Sanat, Eghtesad Pouya, Hezbollah, Poul, Kar o Karegar and Hambastegi newspapers reported.

  

· Four new Postal services to be offered by the end of this year (Iranian), Post Office managing director announced.

Fars news agency, Javan, Poul, Jahan Eghtesad, Siyasat Rouz and Sobh Eghtesad newspapers reported.  

 

·SMS network to be reactivated for Tehrani subscribers this week, Telecommunication Company of Iran official said.

Sarmayeh, Ebtekar, Hadaf o Eghtesad and Jahan Sanat newspapers reported.

·World RIRs (region internet registration) asked for internet surveillance privatization.

ISNA news agency, Sarmayeh, Tafahom and Eghtesad Pouya newspapers reported.  

 

·Design of domestic model for remote control system of data transferring public services among most important goals, Radio Communication and Regulations Organization deputy said.

 ISNA news agency, Sarmayeh, Abrar Eghtesadi and Poul newspapers reported.

 

·More than 200 internet service companies facing crisis as a result of international calls disconnection following Presidential election.

Mobna news agency, Abrar Eghtesadi and Poul newspapers reported.

 

·Sim card market saturation led to fall in sale.

Mobna news agency, Jahan Sanat and Asr Eghtesad newspapers reported.

 

·Disorders in landline to mobile phone communication caused by high network traffic in some Tehran regions, Tehran Telecommunication Company PR said.

Mobna news agency and Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper reported.

 

·Privatization Organization forms workgroup for Post Office privatization, Post Office managing director announced.

Mobna news agency and Abrar Eghtesadi newspaper reported.

 

·Difference in postal tariffs in private and government communication service bureaus led to parallel works, Parliament mines and industries committee spokesman said.

Mobna news agency and Poul newspaper reported.   

 

·Following close down of country’s sms network, IranCell sms sim card is experiencing poor sale, market insiders believe.

Mobna news agency and Asr Eghtesad newspaper reported.  

 

·Authorized mobile set importer companies’ activities dropped dramatically due to high mobile import tariff (25 percent), an importer company managing director said.

IRNA news agency and Abrar newspaper reported. 

 

·Despite Iran’s over 35 million landline, 38 million mobile phone and 16 million internet subscribers, they do not have any right and only pay the costs.

ILNA news agency and Hayat No newspaper reported. 

 

·Landline phone tariff has not changed for five years, Telecommunication Company of Iran managing director said.

 

·Egtessade Novin Bank sms service users grew 859 percent in March 2009 compared to same period last year.

Mobna news agency reported.  

 

·HTC intends to acquire seven percent of Iran’s mobile phone market this year (Iranian).

Mobna news agency reported.  

 

·Minister of Culture & Islamic Guidance insists on Media City launch.

Fars, Moj and ISNA news agencies reported.

 

·New generation of domestic-made mobile sets, similar to most foreign brands on market and superior in some features, entered market, Ertebat Hamrah Gouya Arvand Company managing director said.

Fars news agency reported.

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