Namibia said Monday it had rejected a request for billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink to operate its satellite internet services in the country, dealing the company a second setback in southern Africa.
Starlink had applied for the licence through its local unit, Starlink Internet Services Namibia (Pty) Limited, the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) said in a government gazette.
Starlink provides high-speed internet access to remote locations around the world via thousands of low Earth orbit satellites.
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