По факту, можно купить и зарегистрировать старлинковский терминал в любой другой стране , тарифный пакет "roaming package" , привезти на Тонгу и пользоваться. Это многие люди уже сделали и пользуются, в том числе и те, кто приплывает на яхтах. Можно привезти, можно попросить кого-то, кто бы в другой стране купил, активировал, и послал терминал. До сих пор , по сообщениям людей, делавших это, они спокойно ввозили или получали через shipping, таможня претензий не пред'являла. Теперь вот появилось такое сообщение:
https://matangitonga.to/2024/05/09/gov- … ence-tonga
https://archive.ph/PLIxI
Gov’t considering issuing Starlink a licence in Tonga
Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 22:00
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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The Tonga Government is considering issuing Starlink a licence to offer broadband internet services in Tonga. The Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavameiliku told a media briefing last week that Starlink had applied for a licence to operate in Tonga, and they were taking it into consideration.
Starlink is owned by the American aerospace company SpaceX and has been offering satellite broadband internet to customers globally since 2020. Customers receive internet from the satellites in space via a user dish terminal and Wi-Fi router device. The dishes are small enough to fit into a suitcase and when purchased overseas are being brought to Tonga and currently operated under “roaming” subscriptions that have no data caps.
People in Tonga who live in areas that have poor internet coverage are using Starlink connections as a solution to run their business internet and to communicate with family and friends.
Applied for licence
However, the PM was not happy with people in Tonga opting for that solution.
"It is illegal for anyone to use Starlink services in Tonga, because they are not a registered provider in Tonga," he asserted.
"Having said that, even if you bring a disk from Fiji or New Zealand, and use in Tonga, it is still illegal. That company is not registered in Tonga."
He said they also had to weigh the impacts on network operators in Tonga or, in this case, if network operators are operating in other countries but are bringing disks and running services in Tonga.
"We look at things like that, before we consider whether to accept it or not," he said.
Communications issues
Since the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai eruption damaged the submarine fibre optic cable, communications have been a major issue in Tonga, where internet services have remained slow and expensive, with patchy coverage.
Meanwhile, if Starlink does become registered in Tonga, users presume this would make the local Starlink service even cheaper when a local subscription is available (compared to the more expensive roaming subscriptions).
(типа, пользоваться Windows , Office; все, кто пользуется - делает это либо нелегально (pirated, что тоже как бы нелегально всё равно:)) либо купленно (в стоимость купленного компа входит цена лицензии windows:)) ? Идиоты долбанные, сами себе яму копают:) 
Ну, посмотрим ...