Overview
- Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia met Starlink executive Lauren Dreyer in New Delhi to discuss satellite-based last‑mile internet access.
- Elon Musk posted that he is looking forward to serving India with Starlink, signaling intent to enter the market.
- Starlink holds IN‑SPACe clearance and licences for GMPCS, VSAT and ISP Category‑A, and Maharashtra signed a letter of intent to extend connectivity in rural areas.
- Key operational permissions, including spectrum assignment and SATCOM gateway clearances, are still awaited, and no official launch date has been announced.
- Starlink says India pricing is unannounced after a website glitch showed dummy figures; reports cite prospective partnerships with Jio and Airtel for distribution and a reported cap of 2 million users at up to 200 Mbps under current permissions.