Why Elon Musk Thinks India Needs Starlink Despite 1 Billion Internet Subscriptions
Starlink has reapplied for regulatory approval to deploy its satellite constellation.

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Starlink has reapplied for regulatory approval to deploy its satellite constellation.
Musk said Starlink is being blocked by “certain oligarchs” in India seeking to maintain a “monopolistic chokehold” on people.
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SpaceX CEO Musk noted that while Starlink is licensed in 165 countries, it has spent five years complying with Indian laws and government requirements.
New Delhi: Elon Musk intensified his campaign for Starlink's entry into India's satellite communication (satcom) sector, seemingly identifying at least one of the groups mentioned in his post on the previous day."Starlink is licensed in over 165 countries and has spent five years complying with every single law and requirement of the government of India, so why still no license?" Musk posted on X Thursday. "Is Ambani the real boss of India?"Also read: Elon Musk says Starlink's entry in India 'blocked' by oligarchs, alleges 'monopolistic chokehold'On Wednesday, Musk had accused unnamed "oligarc
Elon Musk has raised concerns about regulatory obstacles facing Starlink's introduction in India. He claimed influential figures might be hindering the process and questioned if Ambani controls the situation. In response, India's government reaffirmed its fair and non-discriminatory approach, rejecting Musk's allegations. Other companies like Reliance Jio and Eutelsat OneWeb are also vying for approval to offer satellite services.
In a post on X, Musk said Starlink was licensed in more than 165 countries and had spent five years complying with Indian laws and government requirements
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Musk had, in a post on X, alleged that Starlink was being “blocked” in India by “certain oligarchs”, a charge which was denied by India as “baseless”.
Scindia said that three entities, Musk's Starlink, Reliance Jio's satellite venture Jio Satcom and Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb, have already secured licences.
Musk had alleged that Starlink was being blocked by powerful business interests in India
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BJP leader Ram Madhav said India was not a "banana republic", and that companies such as Jio, Airtel and Starlink were also waiting for spectrum allocation.
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In Friday's post, the trillionaire spoke about "monopolistic exploitation".
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Austin: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who also heads satellite communications company Starlink, on Saturday (local time) further argued for Starlink's proposal for commercial operations in the Indian market, arguing that competition would give consumers more choices.He also targeted the head of a leading Indian conglomerate, describing arguments against Starlink's entry as "absurd hypocrisy and hyperbole" and those defending the existing market as "an army of Internet shills."Also read: ‘Sit down, Elon’: Musk gets a reality check on his own platform over Trump donations amid Starlink India rowIn a fre
Absurd hypocrisy: Musk's fresh swipe at Ambani's 'internet shills' over Starlink
Elon Musk said that "ridiculous arguments" by Ambani's internet supporters "make no sense" (File photo)
The latest post comes amid Elon Musk's criticism of Mukesh Ambani over delays in launching Starlink's satellite broadband services in India.
The reality is that competition would greatly benefit the average citizen in India by giving them more choices, as it always does,says Elon Musk
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Sunil Mittal said: "I think I am significantly ahead in the queue from him (Elon Musk). I applied five years back." His remarks came in response to a question about Musk's recent criticism of India's telecom billionaires amid the ongoing debate over satellite internet services in the country.
India should neither be intimidated by Musk's global influence nor distracted by his theatrics.