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Starlink Says India Site Not Live After Pricing Glitch, Confirms No Orders Yet

Final regulatory clearance in India is pending, with groundwork under way for gateways and local partnerships.

Overview

  • A brief website configuration error surfaced test figures of ₹8,600 per month and ₹34,000 for hardware on Starlink’s India page, which the company says were dummy data.
  • Vice president Lauren Dreyer stated that Indian service pricing has not been announced, the site is not live, and Starlink is not taking customer orders in India.
  • Starlink’s availability check for Indian addresses still shows pending regulatory approval, and no commercial launch date has been set.
  • Industry reporting points to planned gateway earth stations in Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Noida, alongside recent hiring for finance roles in Bengaluru.
  • Reports also cite retail and distribution tie-ups with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel and a Maharashtra state LoI, as Starlink targets remote and underserved regions rather than dense urban markets.