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"No Special Treatment For Starlink In Zimbabwe"

5 months agoWed, 25 Sep 2024 05:48:57 GMT
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"No Special Treatment For Starlink In Zimbabwe"

The Zimbabwean government has said Starlink will not receive any special treatment and will be taxed like local internet service providers and mobile network operators.

During a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare on Tuesday, Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister Tatenda Mavetera said:

When it comes to taxes, they are all the same. Whatever is going to apply to local ISPs is also going to apply to Starlink. That is why you see us penalising them if they are not providing efficient connectivity.

Earlier this month, Mavetera announced that the government would impose fines ranging from $200 to $5,000 for telecommunications companies and internet providers that fail to deliver reliable service.

Willard Shoko, an independent high-speed internet consultant, said that these new fines could lead to a stronger telecommunications industry capable of competing across the southern African region. Said Shoko:

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The motive behind that is to improve internet for the end user. But I think they should also consider improving the infrastructure sharing and also collaboration to improve internet, not only for the region but also for Zimbabwe, because this is the foundation of the digital economy.

Meanwhile, Starlink which went live in the country early this month, is expected to improve connectivity in the country as the nation is grappling with inconsistent internet access, particularly in rural areas, where traditional internet infrastructure has been lacking.

So far, several local companies, including TelOne, Aura, Dandemutande, and Frampol, have been approved by Starlink as kit resellers.

However, despite Dandemutande and Frampol achieving Starlink Authorized Reseller status, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has not granted them the necessary clearance to sell Starlink services.

As a result, these authorised resellers are unable to operate in Zimbabwe. The only companies currently permitted to sell Starlink services are Aura, TelOne, and Starlink Zimbabwe itself.

When POTRAZ announced the approval of the Starlink license earlier this month, it also banned the sale of Starlink services in Zimbabwe without its clearance.

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27 Comments

Anonymous · 5 months ago
TelOne’s ADSL service is so abominable, they should be fined! Will their Starlink service be any better? I’m not holding my breath on that one.
Anonymous · 5 months ago
And 25 October the president will be marching against USA's sanctions. Mutsvangas won't attend that cause their children are in USA
The Last Don · 5 months ago
So are they going to consider if the outages or poor service is a result of either ZESA or the international bandwidth providers or it is a way to get even with StarLink for refusing to back down from their exclusive demand for YouKnowWho? Manje Elon haagaye anongodzima masaisai ake remotely. Ngavabvunze Brazil.
yes mayezi · 5 months ago
wagara warimo chaiwo ingori poor mozoti mubvakure iye ngaaite maoresa kkkkk sry
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Chibaba · 5 months ago
Government should first fine ZESA for poor services.
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#freedomofspeech · 5 months ago
amen 🙏 kkkkkk
🇿🇼APPAH AGLM🇿🇼 · 5 months ago
newe uri chibaba hako asi pinda mukati ukupawo madam poor service
Yy · 5 months ago
Any news from Dandemutande, and Frampol
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Anonymous · 5 months ago
They won't say anthing, because if they did, POTRAZ would take all their licences as revenge.
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Tommaso · 5 months ago
Also penalise the terrible service rendered by all the pathetic individuals and institutions in your useless clueless government which lacks all types of good governmental morals
#freedomofspeech · 5 months ago
word
Tommaso · 5 months ago
Another looting scheme for the regime, which is obviously targeting its favourite cash cow, Econet
Anonymous · 5 months ago
Econet is going to suffer, so they are now looking at ways to fill their pockets from other sources.
Wanguta sadza · 5 months ago
@ mudzi wakutambira kuno nyudza manje nezita rako
Hwbm · 5 months ago
Why is it that government family had the starlink kits before its its operational day??? But it was said its illegal to have the kits, now the government can easily quickly have the service at hand now? It is corruption built before citizens could see. When this happens to starlink, what of the zig, the health sector its common corruption in zimbabwe everywhere but being spearheaded by the government itself
quiet · 5 months ago
munoshaya nothing is ever gonna be affordable in zim
...,. · 5 months ago
I wish the following of the contracts and performance level required of Starlink and the local service providers was applied to the contracts and performance of our politics and governance.
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...,. · 5 months ago
put poor performance penalty charges for zesa before putting the penalties on the local telecommunications service providers as most of their performance challenges are due to electricity load shedding. You cannot expect the telecom services to provide their electricity as well
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Anonymous · 5 months ago
How can someone open their mouth and spew such sewerage? This is just another tax that is going to increase the cost of communications which will only be passed onto the end consumer whilst filling the government accounts to be spent on new cars, just like the sugar tax. All in the name of good service? Can we fine government for poor service as well? What is good for one, must be good for all.
mudzi wembboro YaMnangagwa · 5 months ago
chinhu ichi kudhura ma1 chaiwo
Noob · 5 months ago
Starlink is not for 1St time internet users - it's for those who have wifi or vsat not for pindula dudes. I mean it's not free
HomeT4 · 5 months ago
Ngayigare zvayoStarlink yacho. Zvavachawona tichizviudzwa kubasa palunch
cde · 5 months ago
kit racho rinohodhwa kupi ndatova nemabuyeranguGokwwe uku varikuida zvisingaiti hanzi tirikuitira xmas

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