Posted on 01/04/2026 9:35:24 AM PST by dayglored
On Sunday, SpaceX-owned Starlink announced it is providing free broadband service to the people of Venezuela through February 3, with Elon Musk expressing support.
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"In support of the people of Venezuela ... Starlink is providing free broadband service to the people of Venezuela through February 3, ensuring continued connectivity."
Trump probably convinced Elon to do this during their meeting at Mar-a-Lago. Trump already doing more for Venezuelanns than Maduro, Chavez, Spicoli and Madmani combined.
And Sean Penn
He’s Spicoli.
yeah i saw that after i hit send sorry
No offense taken.
Its the 21st century equivalent of taking over the regime-controlled radio station.
News from non-regime sources is very important.
tanstaafl
Excellent public relations release to reinforce the positive messages the administration is trying to send about positive outside economic attention that is coming for the people of Venezuela.
Yes, when any citizen can have a globally-capable communications device in his attic, it’s no longer possible to control the flow of information by sending armed thugs into the radio and TV stations.
It’s a new world, and Elon is in charge of it.
I can dig it.
Musk doesn’t need to be convinced. Many will choose to pay for service once the free period is over.
Internet not controlled by any government is a valuable thing.
Now do Iran!
Now do New York City!
Worthless without a receiver. Unless there is a work around might need to smuggle them in. While at it maybe 20 thousand modern day FP-45 Liberator equivalents if they can get them in the proper hands. Make those loyalist security / military thugs sweat every waking hour.
Quite true.
FWIW, Google/AI says that although there is no official count of the number of Starlink receivers currently in use in Venezuela, a some receivers have been used in the country for a few years, and those are immediately eligible for the free service through Feb 3. The company says it's working on the logistics and regulations to get significant quantities of new receivers placed ASAP.
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