US EditionLebanon licenses Elon Musk’s Starlink for satellite internet services
Starlink Lebanon will offer satellite internet access to businesses with packages starting at $100 monthly, aiming to improve the country's slow internet service dominated by state providers.
- On September 12, Lebanon officially authorized Elon Musk’s Starlink to offer satellite internet services across the country.
- This license followed about six months of negotiations after Musk expressed interest in Lebanon's telecommunications during a June call with President Joseph Aoun.
- Lebanon faces a severe infrastructure crisis, with slow internet speeds and a corruption-plagued electricity sector worsened by a 2019 economic meltdown and recent conflicts.
- Starlink's internet packages will start at $100 monthly, but access will initially be limited to companies, according to Telecommunications Ministry spokesperson Tony Saad.
- The license aims to improve Lebanon's digital connectivity amid prolonged electricity cuts and economic challenges, signaling a key reform in the country's infrastructure landscape.
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Lebanon licenses Starlink for satellite internet services
Lebanon has granted a license to Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide satellite internet services in the crisis-hit country known for its crumbling infrastructure. The announcement was made late Thursday by Information Minister Paul Morcos who said Starlink will provide internet services throughout Lebanon via satellites operated by Musk’s SpaceX. The announcement came nearly three months after Musk spoke with Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun by telep…
Lebanon cabinet grants license to Elon Musk’s Starlink
Lebanon's cabinet granted a license to Starlink, the satellite internet firm led by billionaire Elon Musk, to provide internet services in the country, the state news agency NNA said on Thursday. Tony Saad, a spokesperson for Telecommunications Minister Charles Hage, said that Starlink had set up a company in Lebanon, which was awarded the license after around six months of negotiations with the government. He said access to the service would be…
Starlink Secures Internet Licence in Lebanon
Lebanon's government has granted a licence to Elon Musk's satellite internet firm, Starlink, to provide internet services. This decision comes after negotiations and amidst concerns from state-owned providers. Initially, access will be limited to businesses with a starting price of $100 per month.
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