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Under the deal, the telco will make the Musk-owned company’s solutions available locally and offer customer service support.
In an unexpected move, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio announced on Wednesday that it has signed a deal with its competitor, Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to bring its satellite internet service Starlink to the country.
“Jio will make Starlink solutions available through its retail outlets as well as through its online storefronts,” said a press release from Jio. Further, it said, Jio would offer customer service and installation support for Starlink.
It is worth noting that Jio, the country’s largest internet service provider, was at odds with Musk on the allocation of spectrum for satellite services in India. The former has been …
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