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Musk pledges affordable Starlink pricing in India as Reliance Jio’s $106 billion IPO approaches

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Elon Musk says Starlink will keep its satellite internet service affordable in India, where data prices are among the world’s lowest, positioning the service against Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio. The comments come days before Jio’s parent company is set to launch what is described as India’s largest-ever IPO.

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  • Affordable pricing is central to Starlink’s ability to compete in a market where internet data is already among the world’s cheapest, making India’s prospective service economics a test of satellite broadband’s mass-market appeal.
  • The timing places Starlink’s positioning alongside Reliance Jio’s planned $106 billion IPO, sharpening attention on competition between satellite and terrestrial internet providers in a major market.

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