Some countries have turned to the satellite internet firm in preparation for trade talks, State Department staffers wrote. The U.S. has a strategic interest in countering Chinese internet providers, but Musk’s role complicates the picture.

India, Lesotho, Bangladesh, and other countries have moved forward with Starlink adoption in recent weeks.

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 26 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on California's central coast Monday at 9:15 p.m. EDT (6:15 p.m. local California time; 0115 GMT on May 13).

The United States is leveraging tariff negotiations to secure foreign regulatory approvals for Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service, according to internal State Department documents obtained by The Washington Post.

Countries facing U.S. tariffs are increasingly fast-tracking Elon Musk's Starlink approvals to smooth trade ties with the Trump administration, boosting SpaceX's global expansion and driving its massive valuation growth.

SpaceX and the vision of world's richest man Elon Musk, this ambitious and the much-talked-about 'broadband in the sky' is pushing the frontiers of connectivity by bringing high-speed internet to digitally unlit,

Amid rising regional tensions, India's new regulations for satellite internet providers prioritize real-time tracking and border surveillance.