Musk attacks Indian ‘oligarchs’ for locking out Starlink
SpaceX has been awaiting approval to offer Starlink in India, where billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Bharti Mittal hold strong telecom positions.
Elon Musk has accused unnamed rivals of blocking SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband network in India, a move that appears to target wealthy businessmen Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Bharti Mittal. SpaceX has been awaiting approval from India's government to provide Starlink service in the country, where major telecom companies like Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel have long held dominant positions.
Musk took to his social media platform X to express his frustration, stating that he believed certain "oligarchs" were preventing the service from reaching Indian consumers by maintaining their "monopolistic chokehold" on the market. Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel together control roughly 910 million broadband subscribers, accounting for more than 80% of India's market.
Musk's comments come after SpaceX signed deals with both Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Platforms last year to offer Starlink services in India. Both Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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