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ICT regulatory expert Dominic Cull has said it could take two years or more before Starlink is licensed to operate in South Africa.
Starlink has been launched in Lesotho amid intense pressure from the Donald Trump administration over tariffs.
Starlink has taken aim at “misleading claims” in sections of the media about its views on South Africa’s BEE laws.
The decision whether to award Elon Musk’s Starlink an operating licence in South Africa will ultimately rest with Icasa.
There are mounting concerns about the impact of Starlink and other satellite services on radioastronomy in South Africa.
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Astronomers working with South Africa’s SKA telescope are pushing authorities to ensure that any licensing agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink will protect their groundbreaking observations.
Icasa has not ruled out lodging a formal complaint against SpaceX at the International Telecommunication Union.