Sri Lanka regulator grants licence to Musk’s Starlink for satellite broadband

08/13/2024

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2024.08.13 04:25

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Starlink antenna is seen on the roof of the John F Kennedy School located in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 7, 2021/File Photo

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s telecommunications regulator has issued a licence to Elon Musk’s Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, to provide satellite broadband services in the South Asian island nation from Aug. 12, the president’s media division said.

Sri Lanka’s parliament passed a new telecommunications bill last month, which amended the law for the first time in 28 years, and paved the way for Starlink Lanka to enter the country.

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