Iran fully restores internet, ending 88-day blockade

• Iran restores full fixed-line internet access.
• FTTH, VDSL and ADSL users face no restrictions.
• Historic 88-day blackout officially ends.

The Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI) has fully restored comprehensive access to the international internet, officially ending the longest and most severe nationwide digital isolation in modern history.

According to state telecommunications data, the government has lifted all active restrictions for fixed broadband infrastructure across the country.

Local users connected via Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH), VDSL, and high-speed ADSL lines are now reporting unrestricted, seamless connectivity to global networks, international websites, and external data platforms.

From partial easing to full connectivity

The breakthrough comes directly on the heels of independent network tracking by the international web monitor NetBlocks, which first detected a "partial restoration" of outbound traffic earlier in the day.

Initial metrics had indicated a highly fragile and uncertain recovery after 88 consecutive days of total isolation.

Confirmed: Live metrics show a partial restoration to internet connectivity in #Iran on day 88, after 2093 hours of near-total isolation from international networks, the longest nationwide internet shutdown in modern history. It is unclear if the restoration will be sustained. pic.twitter.com/Fi3z3UCMWp

— NetBlocks (@netblocks) May 26, 2026

While technological analysts initially treated the early traffic spikes with extreme caution -fearing a temporary fluctuation in the state's stringent censorship architecture- the latest mandates from Iran's central telecommunications authority have solidified the transition into a full-scale restoration for fixed-line consumers.

The move effectively reconnects millions of citizens to global communications after a grueling 2,093 hours of near-total digital confinement.

Recovery of digital economy

The systematic lifting of the web blockade brings immediate relief to a population of 90 million that had been forced to rely strictly on the state-controlled National Information Network (intranet).

The unprecedented 2026 blackout had completely choked off foreign messaging apps, severely disrupted family connections abroad, hindered independent news verification, and effectively crippled Iran's internal digital economy.

While mobile data networks continue to be monitored for similar stabilization, the unrestricted opening of FTTH, VDSL, and ADSL portals marks the most significant step toward normalizing Iran's relationship with the global digital infrastructure since the onset of the historic blockade.