Iran Lifts Block On Text Messaging
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8131095.stm
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A number of reports from Iran stated that text messaging services have been unblocked for the first time since disputed presidential elections.
Some, Iranian news agencies say there are still technical problems. A number of Text messaging and social networks were widely used by protesters in mass rallies following the election.
The defeated opposition Mir Hossein Mousavi this week called on the government to end its interference in phone networks and the internet.
News correspondents say texting has been restricted since 11 June the day before the elections which saw the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The restrictions has been reported by Iranian news agencies monitored by the BBC, including Tabnak.ir, a website believed to be associated with former Islamic Revolutionary Guards commander Mohsen Rezai.
Some, Iranian news agencies say there are still technical problems. A number of Text messaging and social networks were widely used by protesters in mass rallies following the election.
The defeated opposition Mir Hossein Mousavi this week called on the government to end its interference in phone networks and the internet.
News correspondents say texting has been restricted since 11 June the day before the elections which saw the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The restrictions has been reported by Iranian news agencies monitored by the BBC, including Tabnak.ir, a website believed to be associated with former Islamic Revolutionary Guards commander Mohsen Rezai.
