Customers were told their illegal internet would be shut off on May 1. The next day many were still able to use it.

Elon Musk’s Starlink service is still operating in multiple unauthorized regions, defying warnings issued by the company last month that its satellite internet will be shut down by May 1 in areas where it doesn’t have a license to operate.

Starlink satellite internet terminals are reportedly still operating in unlicensed places, despite the company’s warning last month that the service would be shut down by May 1 in those areas.

Black market Starlink terminals are reportedly already deployed in Yemen, which ranks among the world’s worst countries in terms of internet and where Houthi militants exploit their control over telecoms networks to solidify their rule and suppress dissent.

The internationally recognized government of Yemen is nearing a licensing deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide satellite internet service to the war-torn country, according to a senior government official.