May 8, 2024
Musk’s SpaceX May Extend Starlink Connectivity to Botswana
Bloomberg News
,(Bloomberg) -- Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi met with executives from SpaceX’s Starlink unit, who expressed an interest in obtaining a license to operate in the southern African nation, according to the presidency.
Masisi held a meeting with the Elon Musk-owned company’s director of global licensing and activation while in the US for a business summit, his office said in a statement issued in the capital, Gaborone, on Wednesday.
The regulator didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. SpaceX didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment sent by email.
Starlink has been under pressure to cease operations in several countries where it isn’t licensed after a March investigation by Bloomberg News revealed the extent to which the satellite network is being used outside of its authorized jurisdictions.
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--With assistance from Loni Prinsloo.
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