The Cuban government issued a serious warning about the unauthorized use of the Starlink satellite internet service in its territory, describing it as illegal and contrary to Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
This position is based on three fundamental aspects, according to the officialdom in a post Facebook's, first, unauthorized use of radio spectrum, lack of operating license and violation of national legislation, such as Resolution 272 / 2015.
According to the ITU, each country has complete sovereignty over its Radioelectric spectrum and must coordinate with satellite providers the use of frequency bands such as Ku and Ka. Starlink, by operating without permission from the Cuban Ministry of Communications, violates these regulations and represents a clear case of unauthorized interference.
In addition, by not having a official license nor notified its activity to the ITU, SpaceX would be engaging in a practice that has already been reported in other countries, such as Iran, where the ITU supported the state's position regarding the illegal operation of the system.
The Cuban government also noted that national legislation expressly prohibits the importation and use of satellite equipment, including Starlink terminals, without prior approval.
This exposes users to penalties such as confiscations, fines and technical blocking of the Starlink Internet service in Cuba.
Although the ITU has no coercive power, it could issue a symbolic resolution that would affect the international reputation of SpaceX.
So the use of Starlink in Cuba not only violates national laws, but also represents a violation of international principles of sovereignty and spectrum coordination.
"Exactly and affirmatively, 100% in accordance with the regulations. This confirms my theory regarding and discussion about the use of the Starlink system in Cuba," one user commented.
Previously, Cuban-American politicians have reported that they are in talks with Elon Musk to provide the island with this system in cases of Internet outages "planned" by the government.
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I don't know what's wrong with using the service because it doesn't affect the base stations at all. It might be illegal, but it doesn't affect the base stations at all. They should allow anyone who can use these devices, which provide a great connection.
NOTHING that is progress for the people is good for the corrupt communist Castro-mafia government, much less the freedom of access to information in order to try to continue manipulating. DOWN WITH THE CORRUPT COMMUNIST CASTRO DICTATORSHIP 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬💪🏾💪🏾
It was a given that this was going to happen sooner or later; it has always been "illegal" to use this type of service other than government services.
And people selling equipment over their heads as if they were selling clothes... well, that's the result.
Hahaha, these people are embarrassing, wherever such equipment passes through, that's business with customs, there are already hundreds of them here, what they want is to have the Cubans under control, haha.