{"id":13638,"date":"2013-05-09T12:06:45","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T11:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news1613067580\/news-sp-256\/iran-a-world\/13638-iran-mobile-networks-down-and-bandwidth-cut-ahead-of-june-election"},"modified":"2013-05-09T12:06:45","modified_gmt":"2013-05-09T11:06:45","slug":"iran-mobile-networks-down-and-bandwidth-cut-ahead-of-june-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/iran-mobile-networks-down-and-bandwidth-cut-ahead-of-june-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Mobile networks down and bandwidth cut ahead of June election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/images\/stories\/2013\/news\/mobile-protest.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: left;\" \/>NCRI- Mobile networks in Iran are suffering widespread failures as the regime tries to stifle the flow of information ahead of the June presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Despite denials by the mobile telecommunications company that networks are normal, a science and technology official said: &#8220;If restrictions on access to cyberspace continue, many information technology companies will close down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Restriction on access to cyberspace will cause economic problems for users and companies active in this field.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The mobile network failures come after reports that the Iranian regime has also drastically slowed down Internet speeds over the past week, with users reporting difficulties accessing email.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI- Mobile networks in Iran are suffering widespread failures as the regime tries to stifle the flow of information ahead of the June presidential election. 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