Paris looks at using the technology as protests trigger severe communications shutdown.
France is exploring whether it can send satellite internet terminals to Iran after authorities imposed a near-total internet blackout during the country’s most violent unrest in decades. The move would aim to help Iranians regain access to information as protests against clerical rule are met with a deadly crackdown.
French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed in parliament that Eutelsat terminals were among the options under consideration.
