2024-02-27 03:30:00
The National Government authorized to provide satellite internet to Starlink, from tycoon Elon Musk. Through a resolution in the Official Gazette, Enacom authorized Musk’s company, but also Amazon Kuiper and OneWEBwith the aim of Argentina “returning to being a leader in the region.”
«In line with our opening to the world, the president decided through Enacom authorize the arrival in Argentina of the American companies Starlink and Amazon Kuiper, and the British OneWeb. This means, neither more nor less, a greater freedom, greater investment and greater competition in everything related to the satellite internet market,” presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni said at a press conference.
“It will allow the connectivity to companies and people that, for some reason, other technologies did not allow it to be done,” he explained.
According to the Starlink website, satellite internet service would be available for Argentina in the second quarter of 2024.
Nowadays, practically everyone Satellite internet services are provided by the state company ARSATor they use their satellites for the service.
The relationship between Elon Musk and Javier Milei
Los rapprochements between Elon Musk and president Javier Milei They date back, at least, since the current president won the elections on November 19, 2023 and They are almost exclusively via social networksat least those of public order.
«Prosperity is ahead for Argentina,” Musk published on the social network X, of which he also owns, the day Milei was elected president.
Later, on December 6 Milei wrote in X that she had had a conversation with Musk in which he thanked the businessman for “defending the ideas of freedom.”
«Elon He wished me good luck and success. in the task, remembering that Argentina knew how to be one of the most prosperous and influential countries in the world,” said the president.
Two weeks later, the government announced the launch of a Decree of Necessity and Urgency with which it modified or repealed more than 300 regulations. On a national network, Milei mentioned 30 of these reforms, among which was the «deregulation of satellite internet services to allow the entry of companies like Starlink.
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