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Starlink Steps Into Venezuela’s Crisis With Free Internet—And Clear Limits

Summary by The Rio Times
Key Points Starlink says it will credit Venezuelan users with free service until February 3, 2026, after Nicolás Maduro’s capture. The benefit mainly reaches people who already own a Starlink dish and router, limiting its real-world reach. The episode highlights how private satellite networks can shape information access during political shocks. Venezuela’s internet has long […]

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The Starlink group of billionaire Elon Musk has just announced its free service in Venezuela for a period of one month. ...

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In a context of unprecedented political upheavals in Venezuela, the satellite Internet service Starlink, operated by SpaceX and led by the American entrepreneur Elon Musk, announced on Tuesday 6 January 2026 the temporary and free opening of its Internet access throughout Venezuela. This decision comes in a phase of profound institutional instability, marked by the arrest of former President Nicolás Maduro following an American military operatio…

Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet service, activated a free access program in Venezuela until February 3, 2026. The measure seeks to maintain connectivity in the midst of a political and social context marked by technological restrictions and instability in the traditional network. Subscribe to our Telegram channel and bring the information in your hands. The company applies automatic credits in active, inactive and new accounts, as long as …

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ADN 40 broke the news in on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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