南非放宽所有制规则, 让Starlink运作, 增加农村互联网接入。 South Africa relaxes ownership rules to let Starlink operate, boosting rural internet access.

南非修订了其平权行动规则,允许Starlink等外国卫星互联网供应商在不满足先前30%的黑人所有权要求的情况下运营。 South Africa has revised its affirmative action rules to allow foreign satellite internet providers like Starlink to operate without meeting the previous 30% Black ownership requirement. 由通讯部长Solly Malatsi宣布的改变允许公司通过在技能培训、基础设施或企业发展方面进行替代投资来实现公平目标。 The change, announced by Communications Minister Solly Malatsi, permits companies to fulfill equity goals through alternative investments in skills training, infrastructure, or enterprise development. 这项行动旨在扩大高速互联网接入——特别是在农村地区——在Elon Musk批评后进行,后者称以前的规则是种族主义的。 The move, aimed at expanding high-speed internet access—especially in rural areas—follows criticism from Elon Musk, who called the prior rules racist. 政策转变赋予行政部门,而不是独立的监管者批准这些替代方案的权力,从而有效地清除了Starlink入境的一个主要障碍。 The policy shift grants the executive branch, not the independent regulator, authority to approve these alternative programs, effectively clearing a major barrier for Starlink’s entry.