“The Iranian Parliament banned satellite dishes in 1995, as part of an effort to limit the influence of “Western culture,” but enforcement has proved difficult. Despite door-to-door sweeps and electronic signal jamming, satellite use in the capital is at an all-time high. (Although reliable statistics are hard to come by, a reported 40 to 65 percent of the capital’s population has access to satellite television.) Tehranis flout the ban, pay the fines, secretly reinstall receivers, engage in all manner of camouflage and subterfuge — anything to keep the TV on.
(via Territory Jam: Satellite Television and Public Space in Tehran: Places: Design Observer)
