Overview
- Starlink announced free broadband for Venezuelan users until February 3, with Elon Musk reposting the move as being in support of the population.
- The company says service credits are being applied proactively to active and inactive accounts while it monitors evolving conditions and regulations.
- Starlink’s availability map lists Venezuela as “coming soon,” so people without Starlink hardware cannot immediately use the offer.
- U.S. forces conducted airstrikes and a ground raid on January 3 that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, who were transported to New York to face SDNY indictments including narco‑terrorism conspiracy.
- Venezuela’s Supreme Court ordered Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to serve as acting president, as reports noted power and internet disruptions in parts of Caracas and a U.N. Security Council session was scheduled to review the U.S. action.