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Satellite Internet access would also be shutdown in a scenario like this, since it would be the government permitting or denying who operates a satellite to pro
by wtmt 7y ago
Satellite Internet access would also be shutdown in a scenario like this, since it would be the government permitting or denying who operates a satellite to provide such services and the associated spectrum used...unless other countries or individuals are able to put up satellites to help people in oppressive regimes (slightly similar to the concept of Tor). Is there something like this? Perhaps neighboring countries that do not agree with the regime's decisions (like Pakistan in this case) could help. India demonstrated the ability to bomb low orbit satellites a few months ago. With the current regime showing no hesitation to bring two nuclear countries close to a war, all bets are off for such efforts by Pakistan.
- jefftk 7y agoBlocking satellites is much harder than shutting off the internet by ordering the telcos to. Jamming is possible, but takes a large commitment. Destroying satellites from unaligned countries is an even larger commitment, and not a great plan if you want to keep them unaligned. In practice satellite very often works when nothing else does.
- BurningFrog 7y agoShooting down foreign satellites is an act of war, and very few countries have that capability. Iridium is an existing satellite phone system that will technically work anywhere on the planet. It won't complete calls to certain countries, and they warn that the phone might get confiscated in a few others: https://globalcomsatphone.com/support7/ https://globalcomsatphone.com/support7/
- AstralStorm 7y agoThe thing is, only the few rich will be able to afford this kind of backup. This is Kashmir we're talking about, essentially a third world country still.