30% black ownership: Vodacom backs Starlink ban in South Africa
[...]Vodacom has thrown its weight behind the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (ICASA) decision to prevent Starlink from operating in the country.
The telecom giant said it supports the enforcement of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) laws, which mandate that any company seeking a telecoms licence must have at least 30% ownership by historically disadvantaged South Africans.
Starlink, the satellite Internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has not applied for the necessary Electronic Communications Network Services (ECNS) and Electronic Communications Services (ECS) licences required to operate legally in South Africa.[...]
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