{"id":33894,"date":"2026-10-07T23:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T23:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33894"},"modified":"2026-10-07T23:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T23:40:17","slug":"starlink-entry-into-india-some-oligarchs-blocking-entry-of-starlink-in-india-elon-musk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33894","title":{"rendered":"Starlink Entry Into India: Some oligarchs blocking entry of Starlink in India: Elon Musk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134776982,imgsize-31720,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/elon-musk-starlink.jpg\" alt=\"Some oligarchs blocking entry of Starlink in India: Elon Musk\" title=\"Elon Musk says 'oligarchs' want to maintain a monopolistic chokehold\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Elon Musk says 'oligarchs' want to maintain a monopolistic chokehold\">Elon Musk says &#8216;oligarchs&#8217; want to maintain a monopolistic chokehold<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Elon Musk has hit out at &#8220;certain oligarchs&#8221;, who he alleged were &#8220;blocking&#8221; Starlink&#8217;s entry into India.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The trillionaire&#8217;s comments came on a day when Starlink, the company owned by him, said at India Mobile Congress (IMC) that it was ready to start service here as soon as &#8220;India is ready&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;Unfortunately, we are being blocked by certain oligarchs in order to maintain their monopolistic chokehold on the Indian people. You can guess who they are&#8230; This is a crime against the people of India!&#8221; Musk said on X in response to a post, which said Starlink was needed here due to the large number of villages still not having broadband connectivity.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>&#8220;Starlink in India would enable high-speed, affordable Internet connectivity for those who can&#8217;t afford current prices or who don&#8217;t have a connection at all,&#8221; Musk further said on X late Wednesday night.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Starlink has already built 20 gateway sites in India and developed India-specific security controls to keep Indian user data within the country, said Lauren Dreyer, VP of Starlink business operations, at IMC Wednesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Dreyer said Starlink hopes to start satellite broadband services in India &#8220;as soon as&#8221; all approvals are granted, amid buzz that Sunil Bharti Mittal-backed Eutelsat OneWeb and Mukesh Ambani&#8217;s Reliance Jio may get the green signal earlier, given the impasse in trade talks between the US and India.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Musk says Starlink ready to start India service\" msid=\"134776992\" imgsize=\"37561\" resizemode=\"4\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-37561,msid-134776992\/musk-says-starlink-ready-to-start-india-service.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;For years we have been setting the foundation for same type of relationship (that Starlink has in countries where it operates) here in India, establishing MoUs with Jio, Airtel and more, working closely with state govts to learn how Starlink might be able to serve best once it is authorised,&#8221; said Dreyer. &#8220;Starlink can help reach places where the last mile is still the hardest mile, working alongside India&#8217;s operators, govt and industry.<!-- --> As India works through the final approvals, our message is simple: We stand ready to serve India, as soon as India is ready,&#8221; she said on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>With the now-disbanded Digital Communications Commission (DCC) recently clearing Trai recommendations on satellite spectrum allocations, satellite service providers are likely to receive spectrum for five years and they will be required to pay a spectrum usage charge (SUC) equivalent to 5% of adjusted gross revenue (AGR). <!-- -->There is likely to be lower SUC for companies providing satellite connectivity to rural and remote areas where terrestrial broadband infra is limited.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Eutelsat OneWeb, Reliance Jio and Starlink were awaiting clarity on spectrum allocation to begin commercial satellite broadband services. Starlink has secured a licence and established ground infrastructure to meet regulatory and enforcement requirements. Dreyer said: &#8220;With SpaceX AI, we are building AI to compute at an enormous scale in orbit to fully harness the power of the sun. Starlink is providing high-speed connectivity to places where traditional infrastructure has been unable to reach and serve.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/some-oligarchs-blocking-entry-of-starlink-in-india-elon-musk\/articleshow\/134776971.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk says &#8216;oligarchs&#8217; want to maintain a monopolistic chokehold NEW DELHI: Elon Musk has hit out at &#8220;certain oligarchs&#8221;, who he alleged were &#8220;blocking&#8221; Starlink&#8217;s entry into India.The trillionaire&#8217;s comments came on a day when Starlink, the company owned by him, said at India Mobile Congress (IMC) that it was ready to start service [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/elon-musk-starlink.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/elon-musk-starlink.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/elon-musk-starlink.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/elon-musk-starlink.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/elon-musk-starlink.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/elon-musk-starlink.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/elon-musk-starlink.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/elon-musk-starlink.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/elon-musk-starlink.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/elon-musk-starlink.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/elon-musk-starlink.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/elon-musk-starlink.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/elon-musk-starlink.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/elon-musk-starlink.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Elon Musk says &#8216;oligarchs&#8217; 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