Bezos Kenya satellite nod bid opens fight with Musk

Kenya is among Amazon’s first African markets for the project, which aims to launch over 3,200 satellites by 2028.

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US tech giant Amazon has made a formal licensing bid to roll out satellite internet in Kenya, putting the world’s two richest men in a head-to-head fight for a share of the country’s internet market.

The Jeff Bezos-owned company has registered a Nairobi-based subsidiary, Amazon Kuiper Kenya Limited, which seeks a network facilities provider licence from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to enter the local internet market.

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