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From Tehran, Iran, reported that the government there has just boycott because Nokia does not want to collaborate with local governments.

According to reporting in Iran, the demand for handsets Nokia has split the two, even though in reality, through a joint venture, Nokia offers a range of providers in the country.

Participate in the boycott action coming from the local liberal newspaper. The local newspaper said that Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) provides the monitoring system to the local government there, is also accompanied with the Internet filtering system, known as Webwasher. Prisoners who have been out (former prisoners) there said that the authorities already have the details of a phone call with their SMS messages.

NSN recognize are providing technology to monitor calls Iran vote in local, but is very defensive about the situation. "In most countries around the world, including all EU member countries and the United States, the telecommunications network has the legal ability to defend the law and this is also the same as what happens with Iran," the company explained in a statement.

NSN refused to provide the ability to filter the Internet in country. "Instead of thought in the media, technology, provided olh Nokia Siemen Networks can not be used to monitor or mensensor internet traffic," he said.

The company claims that Iran's presence in the country for this, is fully as a resistance for the good of all. "Will the public in Iran to be more prosperous without access to telecommunications in all areas kehidupannnya?" Firmly Ben Roome, Head of media relations. "We have no choice if we take the public relations with Iran is, as far as one telecoms network we have the ability to monitor voice calls as they do in the world, and believe there is a useful advantage for Iran's own society."

Other companies also feel the impact of rejection in the community there, including local telecoms companies TCI and broadcasting institutions in the country there.