Local ownership policy

CRAN CEO Emilia Nghikembua The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia this week turned down an application by Starlink to operate in Namibia, rejecting both its telecommunications service licence and spectrum licence. CRAN says the application did not meet provisions of the Communications Act, with no local shareholding indicated—something that cuts against the country's long-standing push for majority local ownership in strategic sectors. The regulator has, however, left the door open, […]