US EditionIran to Restore Internet Services Soon, Telecom Chief Says
Iran plans phased internet reconnection after a near-total shutdown during protests; rights groups report thousands dead, with figures possibly exceeding 25,000, according to Iran Human Rights.
- On Jan 25, Behzad Akbari, chief executive of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Company, said service would be restored today or tomorrow after the Supreme National Security Council approved reconnection Friday night.
- Authorities cut Iran's internet on January 8 amid major nationwide protests over economic hardship and a currency crisis, while security forces launched a deadly crackdown on protesters.
- Fars news agency reported a brief access window of about 30 minutes before international internet access was cut again, while rights groups and journalists said limited windows have allowed messages and videos abroad.
- Brief openings may begin to change access for journalists and human rights groups to better ascertain the violence's scope, as Yousef Pezeshkian, son of President Masoud Pezeshkian and government adviser, urged restoration to prevent widening dissatisfaction.
- Internet controls in Iran have long included blocking websites since 2005, and this longest and most extensive current blackout follows past temporary shutdowns including a June wartime near-total blackout.
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Thousands of gamers in Iran have been left out of play by the Internet cutout, which turns 17 days in the context of the recent protests, leaving players out of international leagues and games and slashing one of the country's main avenues of leisure and digital socialization.Masud, a neighbor of the 30-year-old center of Tehran, is one of the gamers who tells EFE that he couldn't even imagine not being able to play for so long."If someone had t…
The boss of the Iranian telecommunications company assures that internet access will be restored soon, after cuts related to the protests Iranian company's boss
After more than 17 days of blackout, the Internet is gradually returning to Iran, with the possibility of sending images and testimonies of the violence.
Iran to restore internet services soon, telecom chief says
Iranian authorities signalled a possible restoration of internet services within days after weeks of nationwide blackout during mass protests, as officials warned prolonged shutdowns risk deepening public anger amid a deadly security crackdown.
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AlKhaleej TodayIran’s telecom chief pledges internet restoration ‘today or tomorrow’ amid deadly protest crackdown
PARIS, Jan 25 — The head of Iran’s telecoms company told local media on Saturday that internet service would be restored “today or tomorrow”, the Fars news agency reported.It also reported that the Supreme National Security Council had on Friday night approved the reconnection of the internet and notified the communications ministry.“God willing, this issue will be resolved today or tomorrow,” Behzad Akbari, chief executive of the Telecommunicat…
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