SpaceX has already constructed 20 gateway sites in India and integrated security protocols to keep user data within national borders, Vice President Lauren Dreyer stated at the India Mobile Congress. Although the company signed memorandums of understanding with operators Jio and Airtel in 2025, it still requires final spectrum allocation and government clearances. The service aims to provide high speed access to 11,256 villages that lacked 4G coverage as of May 2026 to bridge a gap where only 440.87 million of the nation's 1.093 billion internet subscriptions are rural.
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Elon Musk Accuses Indian Oligarchs of Blocking Starlink Entry
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The Indian government has dismissed allegations that private interest groups are blocking the entry of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service into the country. Elon Musk claimed in a series of posts on X that "certain oligarchs" are maintaining a "monopolistic chokehold" on the population, describing the lack of commercial approval as a "crime against the people of India." These comments are viewed as direct attacks on telecom billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Bharti Mittal, while India attributes the launch delay to its existing regulatory framework.
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