Elon Musk renewed his push for Starlink to enter India on October 9, 2026, posting an open letter addressed to “Prime Minister Ambani.” The post had about 267,000 likes and more than 43 million views.
“Please accept my humble apologies for not realizing that you are the real boss of India,” Musk wrote. He said India’s powerful business interests would prefer to preserve a monopoly, then asked whether Starlink could be allowed to compete.
Musk argued that communities without internet access lose opportunities for education and business. He said children in those areas are denied access to learning, while small businesses miss out on reaching customers in global markets. Starlink, he added, could change those circumstances.
Minutes later, Musk posted about the satellite internet service’s role in disaster response. He said Starlink had helped save lives during natural disasters around the world when other communication systems failed, adding that its availability could help “save men, women and children throughout India.”
Musk also replied “Yes” to a post arguing that Starlink’s reach has largely benefited villages, islands, farms, ships and disaster-hit areas beyond the reach of mobile towers. The post described India as a potential expansion of that model, citing hundreds of millions of people without reliable broadband. It also claimed Starlink holds an Indian licence, has built 20 gateway sites and keeps Indian user data within the country.
The posts continued Musk’s claim that business interests are obstructing Starlink to protect a monopoly. The Indian government has called that allegation baseless, saying Starlink, Jio Satellite and OneWeb are licensed and at a similar stage, pending security clearance and spectrum rules.
