GOVERNMENT has issued billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink company with a network licence to provide internet data services in Zambia. Government has announced that the licence now necessitates Starlink to launch its low orbit satellite internet services in the country. In a statement yesterday, Minister of Science and Technology Felix Mutati said Starlink’s low orbit satellite internet services will deliver high speed, reliable internet connectivity to areas previously deemed inaccessible. “I am pleased to announce to you all that we have today (Wednesday) issued a network licence for internet data, necessitating Starlink to launch its low orbit satellite internet services in Zambia. You may wish to remember very well that in September last year while on national duty in New York,...

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