🔆 What is Starlink? 📍 Key Information: ✅ Starlink is a low-Earth orbit satellite constellation with over 7,000 satellites providing internet access globally. ✅ It offers speeds of around 100 Mbps, similar to broadband, but with higher latency than fiber networks. ✅ Starlink works through ground terminals that connect to satellites, making it useful for rural and remote areas. 📍 Starlink's Cost and Availability: ✅ One-time purchase of equipment: $349 for residential use and $449 for portable roaming kits. ✅ Import duties and taxes increase costs by around 30% in India. ✅ Monthly subscription plans range from $120 to $165. ✅ Starlink has no official launch date in India yet due to regulatory hurdles. 📍 Regulatory Hurdles in India: ✅ Starlink needs Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) authorization under the Telegraph Act, 1885. ✅ Requires security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs. ✅ It is unclear if India will auction satellite spectrum, with Reliance Jio opposing spectrum allocation without an auction. ✅ Indian law requires local ground stations to comply with lawful interception rules, unlike other countries. #science_and_technology