Editing Communications in Iran (section)

===Computers===
{{See also|Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran|Parsé Semiconductor Co.|Data Processing Iran Co.}}
Iran is manufacturing some computer components under license from international companies, predominantly in the area of monitors. Eight Iranian companies are manufacturing monitors under licence of LG, Samsung, Hyundai, Benq, Tatung and CTX. Motherboard, keyboard, mouse, computer case, power supply, CPU, hard drive and printers are other components that are now manufactured locally.<ref name="Australian trade"/> Personal computer (PC) ownership in Iran stood at 7.3m in 2005, or 10.5 PCs per 100 people.<ref name="EIU"/>

Among the leading domestic telecoms equipment manufacturers is the Iran Telephone Manufacturing Company (ITMC), which has licensing agreements with [[Siemens]] and [[Alcatel-Lucent]] of France. ITMC is owned by TCI (45%), Industry Bank (35%) and Siemens (20%).<ref name="EIU"/>
Other manufacturers include Iran Communications Industries Incorporated and [[Parstel]]—which produces under licence from [[Daewoo]] Corporation, a South Korean firm. [[Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran#Subsidiaries|IDRO's Iran Info-Tech Development Co.]] is producing [[computer]]s under the brand name "SAHAND". Overall, ICT hardware sales were estimated to total US$700m a year in 2008.<ref name="EIU"/>