North Korea restricts access to uncensored mobile Internet


  • TECH
  • Monday, 15 Jun 2015

UNKNOWN: It was not immediately clear why access to the mobile network had been restricted.

SEOUL: Foreigners in North Korea no longer have access to the country's 3G network, the country's mobile phone provider said in a message sent to its subscribers in the country. 

North Koreans are unable to access outside uncensored Internet, except for on rare occasions, but foreign residents and visitors to the isolated country are able to buy 3G mobile SIM cards which are largely unrestricted. 

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