SpaceX’s broadband satellite Internet service Starlink has warned users in Zimbabwe that it will disable their roaming services upon request from the country’s communications regulator.
The notification explained that Zimbabwe was considered an “unauthorised territory” for Starlink services. Starlink said its Terms of Service does not guarantee when or where its Mobile or Mobile Priority Services plans will be available. Its roaming service is considered to be a mobile option. It warned that anyone who provided a service without a licence or without registering as required was guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of up to R5 million or 10% of annual turnover — whichever is greater.
“It further causes a lack of dissonance among devices operating in the same environment resulting in equipment not being functional.”