Starlink Executive Clarifies: India Pricing Was a 'Glitch', Still Awaiting Launch Approval

Dec 9, 2025 - 12:00
Starlink Executive Clarifies: India Pricing Was a 'Glitch', Still Awaiting Launch Approval
Starlink, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elon Musk's SpaceX, recently updated its website the reveal the prices of its Residential subscription in India. Soon after the revelation, the satcom firm received flak for relatively high pricing. Now, Lauren Dreyer, the Vice President of Business Operations at Starlink, has clarified in a post on X that the reported pricing was "dummy test data", which was briefly made public due to a "config glitch". The company executive also highlighted that it is yet to receive the final government approval to launch operations.