There is nothing to worry about, many countries around the world have issued licenses to Star-link. Even in Europe.
The reason why this isn't a big deal is because Somalia already has some of the cheapest and fastest mobile internet in Africa.
Hormuud and local ISPs provide affordable unlimited packages.
Starlink may offer faster raw speeds, but for 90% of Somali needs (streaming, business, banking, communications), current Somali ISPs are ''MORE'' than enough.
Starlink will only serve niche users (remote areas, some businesses). Starlink is expensive compared to local options, monthly subscriptions and the equipment setup cost more. So it will operate more like a useful supplement, not a replacement.
Local ISPs will still dominate the market, meaning Somalis keep their economy locally controlled.
The one benefit i see to this is that it will force the somali telecom companies to become more competitive. Thr monopoly the few big companies have has made them lax
They are already very competitive, there really isn't any monopoly either. People throw around the term "monopoly" without understanding that Somalia’s telecom landscape is regionalized and decentralized, not monopolized.
If there was a monopoly they would jack up the prices because they control the market, but instead they have to make it cheaper and more efficient to out-compete domestic competitors and so that their costumers don't switch over. There are like 12 major providers in the country. Each company operates regionally, they still face competition from new players and smaller startups.
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