The contracts were valued at about €450 million. Siemens was fined €38 million.

Iran telecoms controversy
Siemens was part of a joint venture with Nokia in 2008 to provide Iran's monopoly telecom company with technology that allowed it to intercept the
internet communications of its citizens to an unprecedented degree. The technology reportedly allowed it to use 'deep packet inspection' to read and
even change the content of everything from "emails and internet phone calls to images and messages on social-networking sites such as Facebook and
Twitter". The technology "enables authorities to not only block communication but to monitor it to gather information about individuals, as well as
alter it for disinformation purposes" expert insiders told the Wall Street Journal. During the post-election protests in Iran in June 2009, Iran's
internet access was reported toconception and design of the study, participated as an investigator and collected data, interpreted the data, and reviewed the manuscript. Dr. Bar-Or: served on the steering committee, contributed to the conception and design of the study, participated as an investigator and collected data, interpreted the data, and reviewed the manuscript. Dr. Phillips: served on the steering committee, contributed to the conception and design of the study, participated as an investigator and collected data, interpreted the data, and reviewed the manuscript. Dr. Arnold: served on the steering committee, contributed to the conception and design of the study, participated as an investigator and collected data, interpreted the data, and reviewed the manuscript. Dr. Selmaj: served on the steering committee, contributed to the conception and design of the study, participated as