They will be activated in other countries
Starlink kits from SpaceX can be bought on the black market in different parts of the world, where they are not officially sold or operated, as Bloomberg writes, adding that «Internet terminals Starlink Elon Musk is falling into the wrong hands.
An investigation conducted by Bloomberg journalists confirmed numerous examples of illegal sale and activation of Starlink. The article says this is a systematic global problem.
For example, Starlink can be bought in Sudan, and such kits are used, in particular, by the Rapid Reaction Forces opposing the government army. The kits are registered in Dubai and then transported by plane to Uganda, from where they reach Sudan via land routes.
In a similar way, Starlink terminals appeared in both Venezuela and South Africa, where Elon Musk’s satellite Internet does not officially work. Kits are offered in South Africa that activate in Mozambique.