Locations Banning Satellite Phones
In some countries, possession of a satellite phone is illegal. Their signals will usually bypass local telecoms systems, hindering censorship and wiretapping attempts. These countries tend to score low on the Democracy index, with the exception of India, so a ban can be the result of the state's desire for mass surveillance or that it lacks the technology to intercept satellite phone traffic.
- North Korea
- India - Proper permission required
- Burma
However other low Democracy index countries like Russia sometimes even used satellite phones to track and kill people - for e.g. in Dzhokhar Dudayev case.
Satellite phones are legal in most countries and are not disfavoured by many governments. In Australia, residents of remote areas may apply for a government subsidy for a satellite phone.
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