All the rules that apply to SA ISPs must apply to Starlink

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Starlink must follow South African rules

The Internet Service Providers' Association (Ispa) says it has no concerns about Starlink officially launching in South Africa, provided it complies with all the same rules its members must abide by.

Ispa regulatory advisor Dominic Cull told MyBroadband that for the playing field to be level, Starlink must comply with the Electronic Communications Act, Rica, tax laws, and all other regulations local ISPs are subject to.
 
is Dominic Cull also on the "we don't want competition from Starlink" payment scheme lol... someone check if he's cruising a new Range Rover lately. Or maybe more the "swiss bank account" type lol.
 
So Starlink has to
1) Rip their client off
2) Spam the living shyte out of everyone especially their clients
3) Can be down because "best possible service" covers their @sses so who cares they untouchable
4) Bribe and pay for anc's elections
 
Hold on, why must Starlink abide by the ISPA's rules if they aren't a member? @Jan ?
This is just a way to say "please don't join our club" surely? What's the benefit to being a member of ISPA other than having a new set of rules to abide by?

Does Morclick abide by the ISPA's rules?
 
is Dominic Cull also on the "we don't want competition from Starlink" payment scheme lol... someone check if he's cruising a new Range Rover lately. Or maybe more the "swiss bank account" type lol.
i checked and i dont have a new car or a swiss bank account
have you always had bad luck when it comes to thinking?
 
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Hold on, why must Starlink abide by the ISPA's rules if they aren't a member? @Jan ?
This is just a way to say "please don't join our club" surely? What's the benefit to being a member of ISPA other than having a new set of rules to abide by?

Does Morclick abide by the ISPA's rules?
not by ISPA's rules, by the rules that apply to all ISPs and networks providing services in south africa
 
30% BLACK ownership means you have to buy something to own it.
Not just standing with your hand out expecting something for FREE.
 
You know, any of these local providers are welcome to my business before Starlink get here, but Herotel have no more capacity in our area and Vodacom can't keep their towers up for longer than 2 hours after a power outage, let alone up to 6 days required to restore power as we've seen on occasion in the past. MTN are a dead loss, they are down more than up....
Aren't there rules governing charging for something when you can't guarantee any reasonable SLA? If there are, how come Vodacom, MTN and Herotel can't be held to account for upholding these SLAs?

Right now I'm paying R2k per month for Starlink IN ADDITION to a 24 month Voda contract. Starlink was purchased for use as backup when Voda is down, but I find myself using it often...

Just give us good service and stop whining about Starlink.
 
Oh, so if it wants to operate in South Africa, it must abide by South African laws. Wow. Who'd have guessed this would need to be specified.

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I think it's thanks to the recent chat Ramapanther had with Musk about Starlink. The implication was that Rama was attempting to make SA more attractice to Starlink. Reality is that nothing will change.

The Starlink folks have already said SA's laws make it difficult to do business here and, as a result, SA is way down on the priority list.

Rama having a chat with Musk isn't going to change that. The rules stand and Musk doesn't want to play by those rules. Discussion over. It's not like Musk needs SA's business. Now we just suffer.

The laws for ISPs are incredibly restrictive and pretty darn racist to boot.
 
You know, any of these local providers are welcome to my business before Starlink get here, but Herotel have no more capacity in our area and Vodacom can't keep their towers up for longer than 2 hours after a power outage, let alone up to 6 days required to restore power as we've seen on occasion in the past. MTN are a dead loss, they are down more than up....
Aren't there rules governing charging for something when you can't guarantee any reasonable SLA? If there are, how come Vodacom, MTN and Herotel can't be held to account for upholding these SLAs?

Right now I'm paying R2k per month for Starlink IN ADDITION to a 24 month Voda contract. Starlink was purchased for use as backup when Voda is down, but I find myself using it often...

Just give us good service and stop whining about Starlink.
South Africa Government Gazette Vol. 693. No. 48318

They aren't abiding by the clearly defined minimum requirements (download speed, upload speed, uptime, etc.) to sell "broadband internet" in South Africa, and ICASA don't do a thing about it. I've had an open case with ICASA for months, and they simply don't care. Neither do the service providers. Doesn't matter what the law says they need to provide, they haven't even sent someone out to test. I live in an area where there is no signal (literally none) yet their coverage maps show that they do and they're happy to sell it to you.

Doesn't matter if they don't meet legal requirements, but they don't want you to use Starlink because it's not legal.

Rules for thee but not for me.
 
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Well get it approved so I can buy one over the border and bring it back with me. Not interested in what a corrupt government wants.
 
Wtf does it have to do with ISPA whether they operate here or not?
 
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