Consultations between industry regulator Icasa and the communications minister are underway.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi is talking to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa about creating an equity equivalent programme for multinational telecommunications companies, MyBroadband has learned.that Icasa urgently consider implementing such a programme, which would provide an alternative way for overseas companies to meet South Africa’s BEE ownership requirements.
Thousands of households and businesses in underserviced areas are already using Starlink, even though it is technically operating in the country illegally. According to recent feedback on local Starlink community groups, the kits must be used in their country of registration for at least several hours every two months to be reset.
This has made it more difficult and expensive for all future and some existing South African customers to use the service. South Africa was previously one of the first countries on Starlink’s list of planned rollouts, with pre-orders for the service However, in March 2021, Icasa issued new regulations that changed ownership equity laws for telecommunications companies in South Africa.
Nearly a year later, in September 2022, it was changed to “unknown’, where it has remained until today.
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