Iran demands Big Tech pay fees for undersea Internet cables in Strait of Hormuz
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- Iran plans to impose fees on U.S. tech companies for using undersea internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz, as stated by military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari.
- Iranian state media proposes charging license fees to Meta, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft for cable usage and asserts exclusive rights to repair and maintain these cables.
- Over 99% of global internet traffic relies on undersea cables, with key ones like Asia Africa Europe-1, FALCON, and Gulf Bridge International serving Gulf countries via the Strait of Hormuz.
- Some cables, such as FALCON and Gulf Bridge, pass through Iranian territorial waters, and Iran has issued veiled threats about potential cable damage, raising regional tensions.