{"id":84133,"date":"2024-09-09T13:29:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T13:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artikels.afriforum.co.za\/?p=84133"},"modified":"2024-09-09T13:29:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T13:29:41","slug":"no-satellite-services-for-starlink-because-they-are-too-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/no-satellite-services-for-starlink-because-they-are-too-white\/","title":{"rendered":"No satellite services for Starlink because they are \u201ctoo white\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Say no to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA\u2019s) race obsession, which is blocking Starlink in South Africa. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AfriForum submitted written commentary to ICASA, requesting the authority to abandon its strict race-based criteria. 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