The prices of the internet are likely to go up after the Communications Authority of Kenya released plans to increase licensing fees for satellite internet service providers (ISPs) like Starlink and others.
According to a proposal published by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) in December, Kenya plans to review the Satellite Landing Rights (SLR) licence that companies are required to obtain to set up operations locally.
This will see the price of the SLR licence increase from the current Ksh1.6 million (USD 12,500) to Ksh15 million.
Furthermore, the government intends to raise the annual operating fees to Ksh4 million or 0.4 per cent of the annual gross turnover, whichever is higher.
