Updates to the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program have been anticipated for months.

India has granted a key license to Elon Musk’s Starlink, bringing the satellite provider a step closer to launching its commercial internet services in the country, a top Indian ...

The South African government is facing intense political backlash after changes to its Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) laws, ...

The South African government has drawn heavy criticism for its proposal to loosen its Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) laws ...

South African lawmakers rejected a proposal to ease Black ownership rules arguing it could weaken the country’s aim to ...

At the same time, we think that [international] readers will find the response of South African labor militants to be a revealing look into the sharp class and political divisions in today’s South ...

Could Elon Musk be closer to bringing Starlink to South Africa ... a directive to the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) which allows for BEE laws to be relaxed in favour of equity ...

The move is a workaround to have Starlink licensed in South Africa without necessarily meeting BEE conditions ... is denied a license because of racist laws. He said last week in a post on ...

South Africa has proposed new legislation to meet Elon Musk’s conditions for offering his Starlink satellite internet ... to comply with Black empowerment laws he called “openly racist”.

Attracting investment – The policy change would allow multinationals like Starlink to meet empowerment obligations through alternatives to the 30 percent ownership law, such as investing in ...

South Africa's government is moving towards easing its black ownership laws in the telecoms sector -- a policy change that would smooth the way for Elon Musk's Starlink to enter the local market.