What they said 5months ago

Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Jenfan Muswere has announced that Zimbabwe has received an application from Starlink to obtain a license for offering satellite internet services.
Muswere stated that the application is currently under review by the Postal & Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ). It is anticipated that the application will likely be approved. Muswere who was the Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services before his recent appointment to the Ministry of Information made the remarks during a meeting with editorial executives of privately-owned media organisations. He said:
What I remember is that they submitted their application for licencing and POTRAZ was still going through that application… Of course we want to see it approved.
It’s not possible to have fibre-optic cables across the country. It’s a reality that we need satellite technology for communication purposes. What we want as the government is a situation where every citizen from Binga to Chiredzi is also connected. That’s what the government wants, to leave no-one behind.
What we know about Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet venture owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Starlink has already introduced its services in various African countries, but it still needs to obtain regulatory approvals in many other nations.
Starlink expects to launch its services in Zimbabwe in the last quarter of 2023, as stated on its website. However, the final approvals from the Postal & Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) are taking longer than anticipated.
Starlink is seen as a potential solution to the limited internet connectivity in remote areas of Zimbabwe where it is economically unfeasible for mobile phone companies to install towers due to sp**** populations. The company’s technology enables the transmission of broadband signals to areas with limited ground infrastructure or where installation would be expensive or challenging.
While Starlink offers faster internet speeds compared to the average in Zimbabwe, the service comes at a higher cost. Its affordability remains a concern, given that the average wage for Zimbabwean workers is below US$200. Many hope that Starlink’s entry into the market will lead to reduced internet prices, which are currently among the highest in Africa. This may require investments from non-governmental organizations and the government to make the service accessible to underserved populations.
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They said on the 25th of September that they knew about the application from Starlink, now they know nothing about it. Sus. Starlink said they would want to be operation by December. I don't think Starlink would do that if they hadn't submitted an application. They are not that inefficient. Potraz on the other hand....

baba jukwa

last time they said starlink has applied for a license and the board was processing for it to operate in Zimbabwe, but because they want a bribe and Elon is that kind of stubborn to give in, now they say they are yet to receive an application from the service provider

Zuze 

Elon Musk aramba kuburitsa kaSomething ke Coke. 🙌🏾🤣🤣🤣

PhD 

fortunately for starlink they don't need the license to operate and zrp has little means to enforce compliance on data hungry Zimbabweans who are buying the kits from Zambia like hot cakes

What they mean to say is Starlink have applied but not put enough in the back pocket to say they have applied.

Pride Kawazva

Elon musk 

people of Zimbabwe don't worry about Potraz just use starlink l am the richest man on the planet  actually am sending  200million worth starlink devices to Zimbabwe l l will sort out ED he's a very very very tiny boy actually l can employ ED to be my manager and pay him one million a week

then we continue living in the 20th century. somewhere backward backward

It is just the right time for us Zimbabweans to use of the best internet in the world nomatter how much they drag

Tisiyane nezve Telone inonoka kudaro

Tirege kudadirwa ne Zol inoti kwamunogara ku Ushewokunze akuna headroom 

Starlink aibvunzi kwaunogara

Sakeyi ma China akasungwa kumachonyonyo kwavaiva ne Starlink uko



🇺🇲

E.Musk's internet technology is developing very fast, very soon we'll be having interlink on the go anywhere in the world. By the time signs for the interlink, the carrier gadgets would be obsolete. Some countries are inviting starlink service, whilst Zimbabwe is waiting to be approached...walala wasala, you snooze you lose

line my pocket # $$$

whatever thing that does not line the "Vene" pockets is not accepted. cry out loud all you want , they are not bothered.

Dai ari Chamisa ari panyanga, I would be having Starlink ndiri kumunda kwangu so

That's the price we pay for having old laggards in power. 

Shiiiiit bags.

ivo they are busy installing super wifi and they force us to use poor network that is even unable to download a voice note on what's app, you will find a simple file of 15kb taking the whole day to open kkkkkkk starlink huya zvako or you better sue the gvnmt on behalf of the citizens

😁

potraz

issues and more regulatory issues
remember that Star link is a disruptive technology to our tariff structure and also the use of the RTGS as a payment method
marombe EPA Pindula you have a pedestrian approach to weightier issues of telephony technologies 

Elon the best

A message was sent to Twitter through spacex satellite from a phone without a need of specialized equipment in between.Elon said it himself on his Twitter handle

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) says internet service provider Starlink has not applied for an operating licence.
Over the past several months, some individuals and companies have been advertising Starlink Internet services but POTRAZ warned that those caught distributing and advertising Starlink Internet Services’ gadgets will be arrested.
Many have already installed Starlink internet gadgets which provide cheap and fast-speed internet.
As reported by <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200023629/starlink-has-not-applied-for-operating-licence-potraz">NewsDay</a>, POTRAZ deputy director of economic tariffs and competition Vengesai Magadzire said the nation should know that Starlink is yet to submit its application papers.
Magadzire was addressing villagers in Chikomba West constituency during a consumer awareness campaign at the weekend. He said:
<blockquote>
As the regulator, POTRAZ is mandated to license operators in Zimbabwe but now Starlink has not submitted its application for the licence. We are waiting to hear from it and once it submits Potraz will do what is required.
</blockquote>
A Chinese mining company operating in Mashonaland Central Province, San He, was recently fined US$700 for using Starlink in Zimbabwe.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPA), the San He Mining company in Guruve was ordered to pay a US$700 fine by a Bindura Magistrate for contravening the Postal and Telecommunication Act. 
Zimbabweans are increasingly eager to ditch local internet service providers for Starlink due to their poor service and high cost of data packages.
Developed by Elon Musk’s space exploration company SpaceX, Starlink is a satellite internet network that provides high-speed broadband internet services.
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POTRAZ Says Starlink Has Not Applied For Operating Licence

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