For the second time in four months, Starlink has warned users if they continue to use its roaming service outside the countries where their kits are officially registered for more than two months, they will be cut off.
SpaceX has sent a second warning threatening to cut off users accessing its Starlink Internet service through roaming for extended periods of time, including South Africa.
“The ‘Mobile — Regional’ plans are intended for temporary travel and transit, not for permanent use in a location,” Starlink said. While many speculated that the action was due to the US government’s intensified scrutiny over the alleged use of Starlink by Russian troops fighting in Ukraine, the emails seemed to only be sent to users in African countries.in South Africa, it switched off regular roaming services in neighbouring countries Botswana and Namibia.
Several users have discovered a workaround to get the kits back online in Botswana and Namibia, which was to activate the “Mobile — Priority” feature.South Africa’s launch date for Starlink has been “Unknown” since September 2022, and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa deems the operation of the Starlink roaming service without approval to be illegal.
Review spectrum fees, taking also into account the increasing amount of bandwidth used by satellite systems operating in higher frequency bands; The Electronic Communications Act already requires that companies with national network infrastructure and service licences be 30% owned by historically disadvantaged groups.
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