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Satellite dishes are illegal in Iran or at least were up until 1996. I lived in Iran during the 90s and I recall my uncle's dish was confiscated and he had to p
by athinggoingon 10y ago
Satellite dishes are illegal in Iran or at least were up until 1996. I lived in Iran during the 90s and I recall my uncle's dish was confiscated and he had to pay a hefty fine. But you don't have to take my word for it. There is all kinds of evidence to support that: http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iranian-police-satellite-dishes-20140619-story.html http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iranian-police...
- bcook 10y agoAh... my mistake for assuming that. (I edited my post.) Regardless, my focus was not on the legality of dishes, but the amount of people who have them. With 40-70 percent of households owning a satellite dish, even after being illegal for over 20 years, it seems unlikely that Toosheh is more "dangerous" than the limited internet that Iran already has.