Starlink users in Iran get internet for free

Users of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service in Iran were able to use the service for free Tuesday, according to Holistic Resilience, a US-based organisation that helps Iranians get access to the web.

- NATALLIE ROCHA

Starlink's parent company, rocket maker SpaceX, waived fees for the service Tuesday morning, said Ahmad Ahmadian, executive director of Holistic Resilience. He said people in Iran had told him that they did not have to pay Starlink to get online, amid a near-total communications blackout in the country as it grapples with mass protests. The New York Times was not able to verify Mr Ahmadian's claim.

SpaceX, which Mr Musk founded in 2002, did not return requests for comment. Bloomberg reported earlier that SpaceX was offering free Starlink service in Iran.