Elon Musk picked his newest fight, butting heads with India over its failure to greenlight Starlink
Source: Business Insider ·
Elon Musk is losing patience as Starlink awaits final approval to operate in India, with competition from the country's two biggest telecoms firms.
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Elon Musk hit out at "oligarchs" in India who he says are blocking Starlink.Finn Gomez/Getty ImagesStarlink has been seeking approval to operate in India since 2022.Elon Musk hit out in a series of X posts, alleging it was being "blocked by certain oligarchs."India's largest telecoms firm is planning a similar service, and another has partnered with a Starlink rival.Elon Musk has picked his latest fight, losing patience with Indian authorities for withholding final approval for Starlink to offer commercial services.The trillionaire issued scores of X posts in the last 24 hours complaining about the delays, and replied to many more supportive comments from followers on the issue."Unfortunately, we are being blocked by certain oligarchs in order to maintain their monopolistic chokehold on the Indian people," he said on Wednesday. "This is a crime against the people of India!"Starlink first applied for licenses to operate commercially in India in 2022. Although it received a license…
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