Uganda says it grants operating license to Elon Musk's Starlink

KAMPALA, May 15 (Reuters) - ‌Uganda has ​granted ​a license to Elon Musk's satellite internet firm Starlink to operate ‌in the East African country, President ⁠Yoweri Museveni said in a post on X ‌on Friday.

Starlink, a unit ‌of SpaceX, has been rapidly expanding across Africa and is already operating in more ​than a dozen countries on the continent, including Somalia.

Museveni said he had ⁠presided over the signing of an "operational licence agreement between the ​Uganda Communications Commission and Starlink, marking an important step towards the commencement ​of their operations in ‌Uganda."

The Uganda Communications Commission is the country's communications sector regulator.

"I am ⁠pleased that Starlink has agreed to comply with Uganda's laws and regulatory requirements as it ⁠prepares to begin service delivery in the country," ​he added.

Ugandan consumers have long complained about the high cost and unreliability of domestic internet services, which ‌some blame on limited competition in the market.

A unit of South ‌African telecom giant MTN Group, dominates ⁠Uganda's data market, ‌competing mainly with ​a unit of India's Bharti Airtel.

(Reporting by Elias Biryabarema; Editing by Ros ‌Russell)

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