A reminder that broadband-from-space isn't about bridging the global digital divide or serving poor people. It's just another for-profit enterprise that seeks to exploit a public commons for private gain.

"#Starlink has refused to comply with the country’s BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) – 30 per cent ownership to local historically disadvantaged people."

technext24.com/2025/01/28/star…

#Space #SouthAfrica

Starlink urges South Africa to waive 30% Black Economic Empowerment policy

Starlink said the policy would stifle international investments

^{Joshua Fagbemi (TechNext.ng)}