November 9, 2008
Iran: SMS Use Regulated
The mullahs' regime has imposed new regulations on SMS use in the country according to the Resistance sources inside Iran, reports Cellular News.
In the latest move to regulate its use, the Organization of Communications Regulations has putout new laws imposing restrictions on sending SMS. For a typical cell owner, he has to go through security checks by the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to receive clearance for using the service.
Sending SMS deemed contrary to national security will be punishable by law. Any change of address by the subscriber of the service must be reported promptly to the relevant authorities. It is the security agents who decide which SMS are in breach of national security.
The State Security Forces (SSF) - mullahs' suppressive police - has random checks in the streets to catch the violators. In a case, a man was arrested on random checks at a bus station in downtown Tehran for having sent a picture of a bus not fit for passenger use on Friday.
This article was originally published by the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
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