India is asking the public to avoid Musk-backed Starlink until it gets the license
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NEW DELHI, November 27 (Reuters) – The Indian government has discouraged people from subscribing
Starlink Internet Services, a division of billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX airline, since it does not have a license to operate in the country.
A government statement issued late on Friday said Starlink had been asked to comply with the regulations and refrain from “booking / reproducing satellite internet services in India with immediate effect”.
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Starlink registered its business in India on November 1. It has started advertising, and according to the government, it has started pre-selling the service. read more
Starlink responded to an email from Reuters: “No comment yet”.
An increasing number of companies are launching small satellites as part of a low-terrestrial network to provide low-latency broadband services worldwide, with a particular focus on remote areas that terrestrial Internet infrastructure is struggling to reach. read more
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Reporting by Nidhi Verma; additional reporting by Aditi Shah, editing by Simon Cameron-Moore
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