Starlink enters Venezuela as government lifts previous ban on satellite internet
- Venezuela officially authorised Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service nationwide, on October 9.
- Venezuela's telecom regulator Conatel granted seven licences to SpaceX's local subsidiary to operate Starlink.
- Around 3.6% of Venezuelan internet users already accessed Starlink unofficially before the government approved it.
- Former President Nicolas Maduro had banned Starlink, while US sanctions also restricted its operations in Venezuela.
Source: ndtv.com
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