5.1.1 Telecommunication Company of Iran

TCI is the national telecommunication service provider in Iran for all telephone related matters. It oversees a variety of supporting research and development divisions, the entire telecom infrastructure of the country, as well as other engineering and spectrum management activities. It is a division of the Ministry of Posts, Telegraph and Telephone (PTT), headed by Dr. Mohammad Reza Aref, with Dr. Mehdi Tabeshian serving as Deputy Minister for International Affairs. One of the oldest Iranian companies, it joined the International Telecommunications Union in 1869, three years after its formation.

 

Table 5.1: Contact Information for TCI.

TCI Administration	TCI Board of Directors
Mr. Emamgholi Behdad	Dr. Sayed Abdollah Mirtaheri
Director General of Telecommunications	Chairman of the Board
Ministry of Posts, Telegraph and Telephone	and TCI Managing Director
P.O. Box 15875-4415	Dr. Shariati Avenue
Dr. Shariati Avenue	Tehran 15598, Iran
Tehran 15598, Iran
Tel: +98 21 840-3612	Tel: +98 21 8111
Fax: +98 21 867-999	Telex: 088 212799 TCI IR
behdad@ties.itu.int