SpaceX must have 30% black ownership to launch Starlink in South Africa – ICASA

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX must have black ownership to launch Starlink in South Africa – ICASA

New black empowerment laws in the telecommunications industry are jeopardising the rollout of SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service in South Africa.

 

[Sapphiron]

Is there such a thing as regulated bribes?

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

gimme gimme gimme,
thats all our government always says,

 

[Vorastra]

Remember when people said that BEE racism is not forced on companies.

 

[konfab]

Then progressives just scratch their heads and wonder why every single area they run turns into an economic catastrophe.

 

[Solitude]

If you can't create anything then you have to take.

 

[neoprema]

Work hard so that other lazy people can come for a FREE handout....

 

[Thor]

You cannot make this up

 

[Budza]

Fixed:

Elon Musk should just tell the South African government to GFY and launch anyway.

What can they do?

 

[Binary_Bark]

jirre, the audacity of these anc criminal thugs

 

[km2]

As dysfunctional as ICASA is, I'm sure they'll have the same issues all around the world with local regulators. Maybe they end end up with some kind of MVNO type thing per country who will be the local spectrum licensees and will manage the client relationship.

 

[Binary_Bark]

Elon Musk should just tell the South African government he is black.

He doesn't like RSA very much in the first place. Elon will just say screw it and RSA would be a dark spot

 

[konfab]

Fixed:


What can they do?

Good point.

Illegal internet connection to Spacex with a monthly payment in Bitcoin.

If the South African government doth protest, then just accidentally de-orbit an old satellite such that it hits the union buildings.

 

[pinball wizard]

 

[pinball wizard]

He doesn't like RSA very much in the first place. Elon will just say screw it and RSA would be a dark spot

I don't think he makes emotionally based business decisions. Your point about him simply walking away from rolling out services to SA is probably accurate though from a simple business stand point.

 

[Vorastra]

I don't think he makes emotionally based business decisions. Your point about him simply walking away from rolling out services to SA is probably accurate though from a simple business stand point.

SpaceX exists purely because of Musk's emotions.

 

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[Binary_Bark]

SpaceX exists purely because of Musk's emotions.

So does The Boring Company

 

[Temujin]

Good luck with that.... what you going to do? Shoot the satellites out of orbit

 

[SeRpEnT]

Elon Musk’s SpaceX must have black ownership to launch Starlink in South Africa – ICASA

New black empowerment laws in the telecommunications industry are jeopardising the rollout of SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service in South Africa.