Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, the Union Minister of State for Telecom, has declared that the Elon Musk-led Starlink will not be able to connect more than 20 lakh (2 million) in India. In a BSNL review meeting, the minister asserted that the satellite-based internet service will have the capacity of a 200 Mbps speed, but this speed will be very expensive, and thus in the cities, its use will not be very wide.

The minister ruled out any significant threat to BSNL or any other telecom service provider because the hardware of Starlink and its monthly subscription rate are expensive. He has estimated that the monthly subscription of Starlink services would be approximately Rs 3,000, and therefore, it would not be affordable to most of the users. The service is........

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