On March 22, 2023, Elon Musk, the head of SpaceX/Starlink, announced that the satellite broadband Internet provider’s services are available in Haiti.
The Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Culture and Communication and the National Telecommunications Council (Conatel) have not made any public reaction until now following this announcement. The local representation of the American billionaire’s company (Starlink Haiti SA) did not react either.
However, stakeholders continue to complain that Starlink kits ordered directly from the company’s website are still blocked at Port-au-Prince Customs. The reason given would be that Starlink does not have a permit.
At the same time, Starlink, according to the same parties, began to bill monthly for services not provided and despite the fact that the delivery of the equipment was not effective.
It should be noted that in a press release dated August 2, 2022, RESSCOP & DeLaPorte, Inc, a strategic partnership company, provided the history of Starlink’s authorization request in Haiti. This company noted that the cost claimed from Starlink for the license in Haiti is of the order of $20,000 and up to US$35,000 per year.
In the meantime, notes DeLaPorte & Associates, Inc., the Dominican Republic acted immediately and provided SpaceX with all necessary permits and became the first Caribbean member to gain access to the Starlink and SWARM program.
For the full edification of our readers and in order to help those interested in understanding this important issue, we are reproducing the said press release in its entirety.
DALLAS, TEXAS, USA, August 2, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — RESSCOP & DeLaPorte, Inc, a strategic partnership company of DeLaPorte & Associates, Inc, is referred to herein as (RDI). Over the past three months, RDI has evaluated various satellite service providers in an effort to surpass Internet access in underserved areas of Haiti. When reviewing the top 10 satellite internet providers in the world, we selected SpaceX/Starlink as the best solution.
June 5, 2022, our leadership team received an official letter from SpaceX/Starlink management to support our efforts to help serve Haiti. For more information, visit http://starlink.com & https://Delaporte.com/gamechanger
June 5, 2022; SpaceX Management has sent an official letter to the Prime Minister’s Office in Haiti through our office. Afterwards, July 6, 2022, an official request was made to the country’s regulator, CONATEL, addressed to the Director General, for a commercial frequency as provided and required by Haitian law, which should be issued quickly. SpaceX is creating a subsidiary that will serve as a locally registered company in Haiti. Starlink needs such a permit immediately, the cost of the permit is in the order of $20,000 and up to US$35,000 per year. Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic acted immediately and provided SpaceX with all the necessary permits and became the first Caribbean member to gain access to the Starlink and SWARM program.
SpaceX/Starlink services can be immediately deployed to any location needed for disaster communications. For this to happen, this spectrum license application must be made quickly.
The July 12, 2022; SpaceX received authorization from CONATEL to deploy a two-year test pilot program for 5 selected sites and 20 temporary units for 4 months at the “Civil Protection” for the Office of Disaster Management, including the World Food Program . The nice things about the system Starlink is not a telecommunications company, it is purely an Internet access that does not compete with existing providers. Starlink provides a clear complement to existing telecommunications and Internet operators and is capable of providing backhaul services to the existing telecommunications company’s tower in order to minimize their infrastructure costs and increase their service capabilities.
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• Imagine if every school, library, community, and underserved neighborhood in the country had access to the Internet and online learning access programs at every level.
• Imagine the population having access to e-health programs that can save lives.
• Imagine the ease of deploying the responses of the emergency programs of the WFP, UNICEF, the World Bank, the IDB, the French Agency, Canada, NGOs and others…
• Imagine people having easy access to mobile e-money to meet their daily needs.
• Imagine the number of jobs created and the capacity for innovation increased.
• Imagine government capable of interconnecting all entities and communities.
• Imagine if businesses could file their taxes remotely, regardless of their location.
• Imagine a better communications protocol in place for disaster response.
• Imagine having access to obtain information in all government offices because they are
This is a small sample of the solution SpaceX/starlink will provide to Haiti.
In today’s world, the need for complex infrastructure is no longer the best economic benefit for underserved countries. Today, Haiti has a unique opportunity to embark on this deployable virtual infrastructure that will lead the country to meet 21st century demands.
Haiti’s future development is in the hands of those empowered to support its ecosystem. Let’s make a difference.
For further details on this press release, please visit: http://delaporte.com/gamechanger
ABOUT RESSCOP & DELAPORTE, INC
RESSCOP & DELAPORTE, INC, a strategic partnership company of DeLaPorte & Associates, Inc. that strives to bring diverse businesses to invest, expand, create jobs, increase countries’ GDP, support education, healthcare throughout our ecosystem development programs. We are currently focused on North America, South America, Caribbean Sector, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa (AMEA).
RDI’s goal is to support the countries ecosystem solely in commercial economic development under a created program we call “Game Changer” by identifying the value of the country and its wonderful people.
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