The communication authority in Namibia has decided to reject the appeal made by Starlink regarding the denial of their license. The regulatory body has officially dismissed the request, meaning Starlink’s attempt to challenge the decision has not been successful.
This means that the original decision to deny the license stands, and Starlink will not be granted the necessary permissions to operate in the country. The regulator has made it clear that their stance remains unchanged, and they have not reconsidered their position on the matter.
Namibia’s communications regulator announced on Monday that it has officially rejected Starlink’s appeal against the decision to deny its license applications, once again confirming that Elon Musk’s satellite internet company did not fulfill the local ownership requirements set by the country.
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) had previously turned down Starlink’s applications for a telecommunications service license and access to radio spectrum in March. This decision was based on the company‘s failure to comply with ownership and control provisions outlined in Namibia’s Communications Act.
In a statement, CRAN stated that “Starlink’s application remained non–compliant with the ownership and control requirements under section 46 of the Communications Act, No.
8, 2009.”
The regulator also mentioned that Starlink submitted its request for reconsideration after the official deadline, which had passed on April 23.
CRAN received a total of 624 reconsideration requests from the public, but 622 of these were rejected because they did not meet the required procedural and jurisdictional standards.
Only two of the submissions met the necessary threshold, but they did not present any new facts or highlight any significant errors in the original decision, according to CRAN.
The authority concluded that the reconsideration requests did not provide enough legal or factual grounds to change the initial decision.
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