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why would starlink have different rules than any other ISP licensed to operate in India?

• Nextgrid 5y ago
  Because Starlink has no physical infrastructure there and no plans to set it up. You can access a website without that website being somehow licensed to “operate” in your country. You should be able to talk to Starlink equipment (which is in space and outside of India’s jurisdiction) without them being licensed in India.
  • bklyn11201 5y ago
    You’re going to be shocked that A) Starlink will have lots of Indian ground infrastructure once approved B) Starlink will be highly compliant with nation state laws C) Starlink will comply with filtering requests made by nation states when the revenue is lucrative enough
  • jazzyjackson 5y ago
    I think Starlink will have a hell of a time convincing any amount of prospective customers to smuggle in illegal transmitters - the triangulation of which is a solved problem but this is a moot argument, Elon is interested in funding Mars missions, he will comply with Indian censorship/regulations because there’s no profit without their blessing.