Iran representatives have introduced the penalty for use, purchase, sale, import, manufacture or distribution of any way of accessing the internet that the government has not approved.
Iran Parliament has voted for the official ban on the use of the Spacex Starlink satellite Internet. This was reported by the agency Isna.
Representatives have introduced the penalty for use, purchase, sale, import, manufacture or distribution of any method of accessing the Internet and communication devices that do not pass internal certification and are used with the intent to prevent the system. “This way, in particular, includes Starlink equipment.
For violations of the law, fines are given, opposed or imprisoned for up to two years.
Earlier, Iran authorities had banned the use of Starlink and introduced tough restrictions on equipment imports. However, citizens are bent over these restrictions, buying illegal terminals and at high prices.
According to the agency West Asia News AgencyOver the past two years, the number of users has increased dramatically and has reached 30 thousand.
According to the analysts that determine Jerusalem PostNow in Iran there are approximately 20 thousand Starlink terminals. Each of them costs more than $ 2,000 in the black market – it’s almost 20 times higher than the average monthly salaries in the country.
In the middle of a 12-day war with Israel, Iran authorities introduced “an almost complete internet connectivity across the country,” written Bloomberg With reference to service data Netblocks. The June 22 report noted that restrictions are ongoing.
On June 15, Musk announced the activation of the Starlink System in Iran. However, as notes Jerusalem PostWithout a ground terminal, this signal does not work.
Tehran turned to the international community with a request to help disable Starlink. In March, the Radio Communications Council, created under the Auspice of the International Electric Union, announced “serious concern for the complete lack of development” in this regard. The council emphasized that in Iran it is forbidden to use telecommunication services that are not approved by the national government.
Remember that the special envo of US President Donald Trump, according to special assignments, Richard Grenell asked the founder of Spacex Ilon Mask to temporarily open Iran to Iran’s residents free to access Starlink.
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