Icasa and SAPS raid StarSat

[Daniel Puchert]

Goodbye StarSat

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), along with officers from the South African Police Service, has raided pay-TV broadcaster StarSat's headquarters to remove its broadcasting equipment.

This comes after StarSat refused to cease operations in the country after being instructed to do so by the regulator. Icasa previously warned that it would shut down StarSat itself if the broadcaster failed to comply.

 

[dontcryforme]

Shame

 

[skusku]

Icasa is just being stubborn for no apparent reason, even if the application was a bit late, they still had like 7 months to process it. Imagine ordering a Mcdonalds delivery and they say it will be delivered next week, they will lose all their customers. Speed is whats required and typical government style, where something should be able to be done in a week it will take them 52 weeks.

 

[PaulGherkin]

Typical ANC fashion
Let's make an example out of this one

 

[Grubscrew]

Great Israel is going to bomb Iran and China is now going to bomb us.

 

[Grubscrew]

Great Israel is going to bomb Iran and China is now going to bomb us.

For the newbies this is how you create a 50 pages thread from a slow news day article.

 

[Nerfherder]

Goodbye StarSat

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), along with officers from the South African Police Service, has raided pay-TV broadcaster StarSat's headquarters to remove its broadcasting equipment.

This comes after StarSat refused to cease operations in the country after being instructed to do so by the regulator. Icasa previously warned that it would shut down StarSat itself if the broadcaster failed to comply.

Icasa did a thing ?

LOL

My world is upside down RN

 

[epah]

Good, its about time rules are enforced. From Banana republic to Nanny state.

 

[G.A.S]

Make no mistake... if they could do the same to Starlink, they would have.

 

[FiestaST]

Me:

 

[Quicks]

Just showing the world how business friendly these thugs are.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Make no mistake... if they could do the same to Starlink, they would have.

Musk will shake a fist full of cash for them.

 

[bixt]

You say “goodbye starsat” like it’s good thing. Why so vindictive? Were they not paying their “article” (non disclosed advertorial) dues to the broadband mafia?

 

[dadecoza]

It is not like ICASA ever mis deadlines.

 

[Unreal]

But to be fair, they were more than a little bit late.

 

[Ninja'd]

My f**king luck. I downloaded the app on Monday. I think it was the Kenya version though.

Edit: Nope the app is actually Startimes.

 

[Brian_G]

Tomorrow's news - StarSat continues transmissions for SA from Timbuktu :- p

 

[ShaunSA]

Who is Starsat and why should I care?

 

[Brian_G]

Who is Starsat and why should I care?

It's just TV and without pornhub

 

[Swa]

Isucka facing a multi billion lawsuit, and let me guess, as part of that settlement they'll magically be able to "consider" the extension now.