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Equatorial Guinea: Starlink sales to run via ORTEL
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Fusion42 · 15 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Equatorial Guinea mandates that all Starlink sales must occur exclusively through ORTEL, the national telecom regulator, cancelling any contracts previously acquired outside this official channel. This move centralises control over satellite internet distribution under the regulator and the State Secretariat for Artificial Intelligence, despite the service not officially launching in the country yet.
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ORTEL now controls Starlink sales in Equatorial Guinea, forcing you to plan for a single authorised sales channel under regulator oversight. Your existing customer contracts outside ORTEL are invalid, so aligning with local authorities is urgent to maintain market access.
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