There is now a fine for using it.
The Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan Bagdat Musin said at a press conference in the government that the issue of using the Starlink Internet in the country will be legally regulated only next year. Despite the fact that Kazakhstanis have already begun installing Starlink terminals, using this technology for personal purposes in Kazakhstan is illegal and you can get a fine for it. To regulate this, it is necessary to introduce a number of amendments to the laws regarding the use of foreign satellite systems by citizens of the country.
“For now it’s a gray area,” Starlink will be legalized in Kazakhstan only next year
According to Musin, the issue should be resolved next year, it is not yet clear, in the first or second half of the year, but by the end of 2024 – for sure, and now the use of Starlink satellite Internet in Kazakhstan is a “gray area”. At the same time, as we already wrote , in Kazakhstan they began to connect rural schools to Starlink: the first 10 institutions are connected, and plans are to provide satellite Internet from SpaceX to 2000 educational facilities in remote villages. Musin noted that this is framed as a pilot project, within the framework of which, among other things, the issue of changing the country’s legislation in the communications industry will be studied.
