Starlink, the satellite Internet service by SpaceX, will limit access for roaming customers to authorized areas by April 2024. Users in unauthorized locations across Africa, such as Ghana, South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, will be disconnected. However, subscribers in authorized countries like Mozambique, Mauritius, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Nigeria can continue using their kits without disruption.
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Starlink users in Africa face potential loss of access by the end of the month due to licensing issues. Many users import Starlink kits from approved countries for service in unauthorized locations, despite restrictions. TD Africa is now the authorized distributor for Starlink in Africa, emphasizing that roaming plans are for temporary use, not permanent use in unauthorized areas, violating Terms & Conditions.
After the April 2024 deadline, subscribers using the roaming plan for more than two months outside authorized locations must either return home or update their account country to the current one. Failure to comply will result in the service being limited.
Starlink users with roaming subscriptions may access the service in their registered country every two months to ensure continued access. Enforcement of this rule has been lenient, prompting doubts about its effectiveness. Users in unauthorized areas might transport kits to approved countries to meet the “check-in” requirement, but the availability of roaming plans in unlicensed countries remains uncertain based on recent communications from Starlink.
Starlink has the capability to turn off coverage in any country, as it has done in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe, following requests from the respective communications regulators.
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