Musk’s Starlink to return pre-orders

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet venture told its members on Tuesday that the Indian government had asked the company to return all its pre-orders until it is licensed to operate in the country.

“As has always been the case, you can get a refund at any time,” the company said in an email to one of its customers. Reuters has seen a copy of the email.

Starlink, a division of Mr. Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company, has already received more than 5,000 pre-orders for its equipment in India, but is struggling to obtain commercial licenses without which it can perform any service in the country. cannot provide.

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