Petition Lodged In Switzerland Against Starlink Antennas

2026-05-23 02:19:07

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Opponents have submitted a petition with 14,550 signatures in Bern urging the Swiss government to stop the project to build 40 Starlink satellite antennas in Leuk, canton Valais. Select your language

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The project would create a“dangerous geopolitical dependence”, said the organisations Campax and“Protection against satellite radiation in the Leuk region”.

The petition is addressed to Swiss Defence Minister Martin Pfister.
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The Starlink antennas are planned to be installed in inhabited areas and in the Pfyn-Finges nature park in canton Valais with a transmission power significantly higher than that of conventional mobile phone antennas.

The municipality of Leuk granted the building permit in November 2025. An appeal has been filed with the Valais government.
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