# EFF national spokesperson Sinawo Thambo says the party has rejected the Communications and Digital Technologies Budget, calling it legally flawed, anti-poor, and monopolistic. Thambo accuses the budget of misinterpreting the Money Bills Act by ignoring rural connectivity. He says it enables foreign interests like Starlink to bypass ownership laws, neglects the struggling SABC, and fails to deliver a state-owned telecom provider to ensure affordable digital access:
EFF rejects Communications Budget, slams it as anti-poor and monopolistic [SOUND]
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