PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - ‌France is looking into sending Eutelsat satellite terminals ‌to Iran to help citizens after Iranian authorities ‌imposed a blackout of internet services in a bid to quell the country's most violent domestic unrest in decades. Backed ⁠by the French and British governments, Eutelsat ‌owns the only other low Earth orbit constellation, or group of ⁠satellites, besides ‍Elon Musk's Starlink. These satellites are used to beam internet service from space, providing broadband connectivity to businesses, governments ‍and consumers in under-served areas. Still, some Iranians have managed to connect to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service, three people inside the country said. Even ‌Starlink service appears to be reduced, Alp Toker, founder of internet monitoring group NetBlocks said earlier this week.

Source: The Star January 15, 2026 00:09 UTC