Musk vows affordable Starlink in India days before Ambani's record Jio IPO
Scindia said India has licensed three satellite operators and rejected claims of favoritism as Starlink waits for security clearance and spectrum assignment.
- On Friday, October 9, Elon Musk escalated his dispute over Starlink's regulatory delays, sarcastically addressing Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani as "Prime Minister Ambani" and accusing him of maintaining a "monopolistic exploitation" of India's market.
- Musk previously alleged that unnamed "oligarchs" were blocking Starlink to protect their "monopolistic chokehold," while the government maintains all three licensed satellite providers, including Starlink and Jio Satellite Communications, are undergoing standard security assessments.
- On Saturday, October 10, Musk shared reports linking Reliance-associated Qwik Supply to political donations of Rs 385 crore to the BJP and Rs 25 crore to the Shiv Sena through electoral bonds.
- Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi replied "Welcome to India, Elon" to Musk's posts, shifting the corporate dispute into India's internal political debate and drawing criticism from the ruling BJP.
- Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stated Friday that India does not permit monopolies, clarifying that Starlink, Jio, and Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb are at the same regulatory stage, awaiting security clearances before spectrum assignment.
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Influential Hindu group urges India to block Starlink amid Musk-Ambani feud
BENGALURU: An influential Hindu nationalist group close to India’s ruling party urged the government on Tuesday to block Elon Musk’s Starlink from launching satellite Internet services in the country, citing national security concerns. Starlink’s four-year wait to launch in India has come under renewed scrutiny after Musk last week accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and billionaire Mukesh Ambani of stalling its entry to favor Amba…
Elon Mask continues his attack through the X platform on the Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambane and the Government of India because of what he says is an impediment to Starlink's entry into India's massive Internet market.
Musk vows affordable Starlink in India days before Ambani's record Jio IPO
Elon Musk said he would price Starlink's satellite internet service affordably in India to take on Mukesh Ambani's low-cost Reliance Jio, escalating his attacks on the rival billionaire days before Jio's parent launches India's largest-ever IPO.
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