Al-Monitor offers a refreshing piece on one of Iran�s worst-kept secrets:
Although satellites are contraband, somehow many people manage to own one. It�s�estimated�that 50-70% of�households in Tehran�have satellite dishes to broadcast their favorite news, music and movie channels. Even in a�holy city such as Qom�and other areas, it�s estimated that some 30-40% of households own a satellite dish.
Last month in New York at an Asia Society/CFR-hosted event�Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had this to say about the issue:
ROUHANI (through translator): Satellite television, you�ll find it every village in Iran. Of course, the villages, they have more of them than the urban areas. If you � if � just look at the rooftops. You�ll get a sense.

I think that in the world today, these things are kind of, you know, a little old (inaudible) in a sense. All countries have � all people have access to satellite networks, and the people of Iran have it, too.

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