Iranians have faced a near-total internet blackout for over 70 days, costing the economy an estimated $250 million daily.

<img alt="A woman speaks on a cellphone on the street with a military billboard behind her." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/0d4edf0f-9d76-415a-8e32-549075f68059,1778284485333/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%28317%2C1556%2C5816%2C3271%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="A woman talks on her cellphone as she walks past a billboard showing Rais Ali Delvari, a national hero in an early 1900 uprising against British forces in southern Iran in the Persian Gulf, right, and the late Revolut...