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Namibia Rejects Over 600 Appeals Against Denying Musk's Starlink Internet License, Barring It from the Country
Namibian authorities are preventing Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet from entering the country. Of 624 requests to review the authorities' negative decision, only two met the jurisdictional requirements for consideration, the Namibian Communications Regulatory Authority (CRAN) stated on Monday, according to Bloomberg. Authority representatives said that none of them contained sufficient legal or factual grounds to change the initial decision.
TL;DR
- Namibia rejected over 600 appeals against denying Starlink a license.
- Only two appeals met jurisdictional requirements for review.
- Initial rejection was due to Starlink not meeting local foreign ownership laws for telecom licenses.
- Namibian authorities emphasize that all operators must follow local legislation.
- Other African countries have eased ownership rules for Starlink, but Namibia insists on compliance.
- Elon Musk had previously made controversial statements regarding South Africa's licensing decisions.