Iran's Push for Fees on the World's Internet Cables Turns the Strait of Hormuz Into a 20% Global Traffic Weapon
IRGC-linked outlets say foreign operators could face licensing fees, permits and tolls, while Iranian firms would get exclusive repair rights.
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Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency is suggesting that the Islamic Republic of Iran should start charging international companies for using undersea fiber-optic cables laid in the Strait of Hormuz.
IRGC hints Iran could tax global internet infrastructure - or disrupt world wide web
Mouthpiece for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps proposes Iranian control over undersea fiber optic cables in Strait of Hormuz used for global internet infrastructure, says Tehran should find ways to extract money from foreign companies for use of the connections. By World Israel News Staff Media outlets which serve as mouthpieces for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have proposed Tehran take control over the undersea fiber-optic cab…
Iran's Push for Fees on the World's Internet Cables Turns the Strait of Hormuz Into a 20% Global Traffic Weapon
Iran plans to charge fees on undersea internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to leverage this digital bottleneck for revenue and political influence.
Iranian media affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards are calling for a "protection fee" to be charged to the West for submarine internet cables crossing the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian news agency Tasnim, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, reported that submarine fibre optic cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz [...] The article "Protection fee": Iran wants to rack up Internet cables from the Strait of Hormuz (which are not on its …
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