SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Starlink, the company’s satellite internet provider, will provide the service free of charge to the people of Venezuela for the next month. Musk reposted a statement from

Elon Musk has once again claimed that Starlink is not being allowed to operate in South Africa because he is not black. In 2025, the South African telecom regulatory body had claimed that Starlink had not applied for a licence to start operations in the country.

By placing its satellites at a lower orbit, SpaceX hopes to reduce risks and make space operations safer, especially as competition in space continues to grow worldwide.

A SpaceX executive said the move would reduce the "likelihood of collision" with other satellites and space debris.

Time and again, Musk has argued that Venezuela’s vast natural wealth could have translated into shared prosperity under different leadership

Elon Musk announced that Starlink will provide free internet to Venezuela amid the political upheaval following US forces capturing President Nicolas Maduro.

Elon Musk's Starlink disabled all satellite internet terminals in Uganda, rendering the service inaccessible nationwide effective January 1, 2026.

Elon Musk’s edge isn’t cars or rockets. It’s Starlink—a global communications network reshaping telecom economics and redefining entrepreneurial scale.

Qatar Airways shares it is the first flight operator to offer Starlink connectivity on its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft.

British police forces could use Elon Musk’s Starlink for emergency phone communications under plans to support a long-delayed overhaul of the forces’ radio system.