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by foolinaround 154 days ago
Is Musk's Starlink capable of filling the gap for this large population?
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Iran cracked down on personal satellite internet ownership because it had been used to bypass censorship attempts.

So right now there is almost no starlink hardware in the country.

> "Even Starlink, which has been the main line of communication for some activists in different parts of the country, has been jammed," Bahari said, referring to the satellite communication system run by Elon Musk.

It's right there in the article. Just click the link!