Iran 'lifts block on SMS texting': Via BBC NEWS | Middle East .

Reports from Iran say that SMS text messaging services have been unblocked for the first time since disputed presidential elections.

However, Iranian news agencies say there are still technical problems.

Text messaging and social networks were widely used by protesters in mass rallies following the election.

Defeated opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi this week called on the government to end its interference in phone networks and the internet.

Correspondents say texting has been restricted since 11 June - the day before disputed elections which saw the controversial re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
( Read more ... )