Nearly half a million Indian schools still have no internet. This is exactly the kind of problem Starlink was built to solve
According to India's Education Ministry’s UDISE+ 2025–26 data:
• 1,466,682 schools nationwide
• 989,191 have internet access
• 477,491 still don't have internet
• Only 67.4% of schools are connected
That means nearly one in three schools across India still lacks internet access
This is where Starlink makes a real difference
For schools in remote villages and regions where laying fiber is difficult or expensive, and so they essentially end up with no internet at all, satellite internet brings teachers and students online without waiting for broadband cables to reach every classroom
And Starlink has already demonstrated what this can achieve
In 2025 alone, Starlink connected more than 6 million students worldwide through education initiatives
India has millions of students living far beyond major cities, and connecting underserved schools would open up access to online learning, educational resources, and opportunities that were previously out of reach
A child's access to knowledge should not depend on whether a broadband cable reaches their classroom
This is another powerful reason to bring Starlink connectivity to more schools across India
SpaceX filed the first regulatory paperwork September 21, 2020 to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
It has taken over SIX years for them to approve Starlink.
You can see the filing here: https://t.co/iNcQ4MoQEE…
The ridiculous arguments by Ambani’s army of Internet shills make no sense
On the one hand, they say Starlink couldn’t possibly compete with the amazing low prices offered by Ambani’s de facto monopoly in India and then, in the same breath, they essentially claim that Starlink would be too strong of a competitor! This is absurd hypocrisy and hyperbole.
The reality is that competition would greatly benefit the average citizen in India by giving them more choices, as it always does. Ambani’s profits will be lower, but he is not going out of business. And, obviously, if Starlink is too expensive in India, no one will buy it, so SpaceX will need to make pricing affordable.
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In reality, it was a scam.
The H-1B pipeline kneecapped a generation of American workers, undercut American wages, and transferred industries into the hands of foreign lobbies.
It’s time to stop the scam.
Dear Prime Minister Ambani,
Please accept my humble apologies for not realizing that you are the real boss of India.
Naturally, you would prefer to maintain your monopolistic exploitation of the great people of India, but would you nonetheless consider allowing Starlink to compete?
There are many areas of India, as there are in all countries, with no Internet access, which denies children the opportunity for education and for small businesses the opportunity to sell their goods to a global market. Starlink would change their lives for the better.
Thank you 🙏