Musk pledges affordable Starlink service as dispute over India entry escalates
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Elon Musk said SpaceX would price its Starlink satellite internet service affordably in India as he continued accusing billionaire Mukesh Ambani and the Indian government of stalling its entry.
“Obviously, if Starlink is too expensive in India, no one will buy it, so SpaceX will need to make pricing affordable,” Musk wrote Saturday on X. He did not specify a price. Mobile data in India costs about $0.08 per gigabyte, among the lowest rates globally.
Musk said increased competition would give Indian consumers more choices and reduce Ambani’s profits without threatening his business. A day earlier, Musk sarcastically addressed Ambani as “Prime Minister Ambani” and accused him of protecting his market dominance. Musk also argued that Starlink could connect underserved communities and provide communications during natural disasters. He has provided no evidence that Ambani is responsible for the delay.
India’s government rejected allegations that its satellite communications approval process favors particular companies. The Communications Ministry said Starlink, Ambani-backed Jio Satellite Communications and Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb are all undergoing security assessments and are at broadly the same regulatory stage. Each must satisfy security requirements before receiving spectrum and beginning commercial service.
Reliance has not responded publicly to Musk’s remarks. The dispute comes shortly before Jio Platforms launches an initial public offering targeting a $106 billion valuation, according to CNA and Al Jazeera.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Edit the headline and lede to match the sourced wording about Starlink's India entry and avoid ambiguity. - "a dispute over India launch escalates": The headline omits that the dispute is over Starlink's launch, making it potentially ambiguous. - "as he continued accusing billionaire Mukesh Ambani and the Indian government of obstructing its launch.": The sources say Musk accused Ambani and the Indian government of stalling or blocking Starlink's entry, not that he specifically accused them of obstructing its launch in the same terms.
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Musk pledges affordable Starlink service as dispute over India launchentry escalates
Elon Musk said SpaceX would price its Starlink satellite internet service affordably in India as he continued accusing billionaire Mukesh Ambani and the Indian government of obstructingstalling its launch.entry.
“Obviously, if Starlink is too expensive in India, no one will buy it, so SpaceX will need to make pricing affordable,” Musk wrote Saturday on X. He did not specify a price. Mobile data in India costs about $0.08 per gigabyte, among the lowest rates globally.
Musk said increased competition would give Indian consumers more choices and reduce Ambani’s profits without threatening his business. A day earlier, Musk sarcastically addressed Ambani as “Prime Minister Ambani” and accused him of protecting his market dominance. Musk also argued that Starlink could connect underserved communities and provide communications during natural disasters. He has provided no evidence that Ambani is responsible for the delay.
India’s government rejected allegations that its satellite communications approval process favors particular companies. The Communications Ministry said Starlink, Ambani-backed Jio Satellite Communications and Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb are all undergoing security assessments and are at broadly the same regulatory stage. Each must satisfy security requirements before receiving spectrum and beginning commercial service.
Reliance has not responded publicly to Musk’s remarks. The dispute comes shortly before Jio Platforms launches an initial public offering targeting a $106 billion valuation, according to CNA and Al Jazeera.
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