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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=6><STRONG>ITU calls on Iran to stop
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<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has called
on Iran to stop jamming foreign radio and television broadcasts, following
European complaints. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>ITU spokesman Sanjay Acharya said that “interference
emanating from the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran… appear to be
of a nature which is forbidden under radio regulations.” The ITU’s radio
regulation board “urged the administration of Iran to continue its efforts in
locating the source of interference and to eliminate it as a matter of the
highest priority.” he added.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The regulation board issued its call following a complaint
lodged by France on behalf of the management of the Eutelsat telecommunications
satellite whose emissions to Iran were being jammed. Acharya acknowledged that
the ITU could not impose any sanctions against Tehran before its next world
congress in some two years’ time. “What we can do at this moment is to add
pressure on the government of Iran,” he said.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>EU foreign ministers on Monday vowed to “act” against the
Iranian state’s unacceptable jamming of satellite broadcasts and Internet
controls, showing the bloc’s increasing impatience with Tehran. Nearly 70
foreign radio and television stations that transmit via the Eutelsat satellite
to Iran were jammed on 11 February, the 31st anniversary of the Islamic
Revolution, they said.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Fonte: Media Network, AFP<BR></FONT></P></BODY></HTML>