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by grecy 1887 days ago
There are already a handful of countries that restrict the import of things like sat phones, CB radios, etc.

The Starlink dish will just be on that same list of prohibited goods, and Customs will stop them coming into the country.

(I was warned NOT to take a sat phone on my trek all the way around Africa - governments of countries like Rep. Congo, Sudan, Nigeria and a few others don't like civilians (especially foreigners) having that tech)

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I was in Kenya in the 90s. The government there were OK with you having two-way radio equipment, just as long as you compensated the national telephone carrier for their loss of business. I believe the cost was quite astronomical. Oh, and certain frequency bands were banned.