Elon Musk claims “certain oligarchs” are stalling Starlink's India launch to protect a “monopolistic chokehold”; SpaceX signed MOUs with Jio and Airtel in 2025
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has accused vested interests of blocking the launch of his company's satellite internet service …
Jio and Airtel, which first opposed Starlink, partnered with SpaceX after PM Modi's meeting with Elon Musk and President Trump's plan to impose tariffs on India
The announcements about Starlink's tie-ups with the Indian telecommunication giants follow Trump's decision to impose reciprocal tariffs on India from April 2.
Indian telecoms Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone-Idea ask regulators to force internet giants to pay for network usage based on traffic, echoing proposals globally
Manish Singh / TechCrunch : Forums: r/india Forums: r/india : India's richest man wants tech companies to pay for network usage
Flipkart pulls out of Airtel Zero after social media backlash, says strongly believes in net neutrality
The battle for net neutrality got a boost on Tuesday with e-commerce giant Flipkart pulling out of the Airtel Zero platform, with which it had recently partnered.
After backlash, Airtel suspends plan to charge more for VoIP, awaiting regulatory consultation
Pankaj Doval / Times of India :
Indian carrier Airtel to charge prepaid customers more for VoIP than for other data services, a move seen as violating net neutrality
The Economic Times :
Indian carrier Airtel to charge prepaid customers more for VoIP than for other data services, a move seen as violating net neutrality
The Economic Times : Tweets: @redditindia and @akrgsrni Tweets: Reddit India / @redditindia : #ChindiChor @airtelindia breaking net neutrality: Will charge extra for VoIP services on 2G and 3G. Let's...