Starlink restricts its satellite internet service in Uganda following Uganda Communications Commission directives

According to the Daily Monitor, Starlink introduced a service restriction tool for Uganda on 1 January 2026 after concerns raised by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), and said in a letter to UCC that its local subsidiary is not yet licensed. The company said terminals used in Uganda had been bought abroad and imported without authorisation, and that no active terminals now operate in the country; the move came ahead of the mid-January general elections amid public fears of internet restrictions.