Main mobile phone network in the capital city of Iran, Tehran

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Main mobile phone network in the capital city of Iran, Tehran, dropped out after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad elected as president again. Most popular websites Facebook and YouTube is also blocked.

Telephone network to stop working at 17:30 WIB, Saturday (13/6/20009), before Ahmadinejad appears on television to declare "major victory" in its election.

Network rupture also occurred some time after the outbreak clash between police and rival supporters Ahmadinejad, Iran's former PM, Mirhossein Mousavi, in the streets of Tehran.

In Iran, two government owned service provider, ie, MCI (Telecommunication Company of Iran) and Irancell.

As quoted from Reuters, some internet users who use a different provider can not access the Facebook and YouTube. Two sites will be an effective medium for supporting Muosavi from the young.

Iran's government had prohibited the social networking site in May 2009. According to reports, the prohibition order to prevent supporters Muosavi using Facebook for campaigning.

Not only that, some sites pro Muosan also blocked.

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