Starlink
29 Dec
Elon Musk’s internet company, Starlink, says its new N75,000 per monthly subscription price will come into full effect from January 27th,
21 Nov
Internet Service Provider, Starlink, has suspended orders for its residential kits across Nigeria pending when the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) lifts the suspension placed on its planned price increase in Nigeria.
28 Oct
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Elon Musk’s Starlink may be sanctioned this week for unilaterally increasing its cost of Internet service in Nigeria, without formal approval from the regulatory body.
25 Oct
Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has paused its planned increase in monthly subscriptions for Nigerian users. In a message sent to subscribers on Thursday, the company, which serves 24 million users, stated that the price hike would be suspended while it addresses regulatory issues. Customers who have already been charged…
9 Oct
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has moved against Elon Musk’s Internet firm, Starlink, for hike in tariff without formal approval from the regulator.
8 Oct
THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has moved against Elon Musk’s Internet firm, Starlink, for a hike in tariff without formal approval from the regulator. NCC said the decision by Starlink to unilaterally review their subscription packages upwards did not receive its approval. The Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, in a statement, noted that…
8 Oct
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has withdrawn its earlier statement, threatening to sanction Starlink for increasing its subscription price without its approval. NCC’s spokesperson Reuben Muoka, who shared the Commission’s position with Nairametrics earlier, said the response to the media outlet’s inquiry was an error. “Please ignore my response above. My statement was an error…
8 Oct
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied approving a price hike for Elon Musk’s Starlink, following the company’s increase in its subscription price in Nigeria. In a statement on Tuesday, the NCC said it was surprised by the move, which took the country by surprise as well. Recall that news broke over the weekend that…
19 Sep
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink has launched in Yemen, provoking the anger of Iran-backed Huthi rebels in the country shattered by civil war. The company run by the world's richest person announced its arrival in Yemen, one of the world's least developed countries, in a post on social media platform X which…
6 Jun 2024
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country may have ended 2023 and the first quarter of 2024 on a high note with the addition of some 48, 330 more active users in the country.
15 May 2024
An e-Commerce firm, Konga Online, has partnered with global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) like Samsung, Apple, Starlink, HP, Lenovo, Hisense, Zinox, Philips, Nokia and Infinix on daily site takeover.
12 Apr 2024
Spacex's satellite Internet system, Starlink, has added 500,000 new users in the last four months.
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