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The localized Starlink Internet block has been confirmed by NetBlocks. Speaking to The Times on Monday, the monitoring group’s Alp Toker confirmed that access is being jammed, albeit coverage could still be found in some areas. “It is patchy, but still there.”
Alp Toker, founder of internet monitoring group NetBlocks, says he has heard from people in the region that there is still some Starlink access in Iran, though service appears reduced. “It is patchy, but still there,” he says.
The jamming of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet used by some Iranian opposition members has led to an information blackout in the crisis-hit nation.
The extent of Starlink usage in Iran is reportedly far greater than previously thought, despite the fact that Tehran has never authorized the service, making its possession and use illegal under Iranian law.
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The service is only available until Feb. 3, and there is currently no way to buy a Starlink dish in the country, at least not legally.
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