Business of Space

Iran Takes Battle to Block Musk's Starlink Internet to UN

The Islamic Republic has deployed not just its local police but also its international lawyers to stamp out black-market use of SpaceX's Starlink internet network.

Starlink’s ease of use has helped it flourish on the black market.

Photographer: Cate Dingley/Bloomberg

Hi, it’s Bruce Einhorn in Hong Kong, where I follow developments in China and other countries around the world with big space ambitions. Welcome to Business of Space, Bloomberg’s weekly newsletter delivering the inside stories of investments beyond Earth, from satellite networks to moon landings. This week, I joined with a team of Bloomberg reporters investigating the unauthorized use of SpaceX’s Starlink space-internet service globally. But first…

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