Namibia orders Starlink to cease all operations in the country

Namibia has ordered Starlink to cease all operations immediately, saying the satellite internet service owned by billionaire Elon Musk is operating without the required telecommunications licence.

“The public is hereby advised not to purchase Starlink terminal equipment or subscribe to its services, as such activities are illegal,” the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia said in an e-mailed statement. “Investigators have already confiscated illegal terminals from consumers and have opened criminal cases with the Namibian police in this regard.”