Elon Musk’s Starlink Won Tender for Internet Service in Mexico

Nov. 15, 2023, 3:20 PM UTC

Starlink, a unit of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, won a tender to provide internet and mobile phone service for Mexico’s state utility Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), a CFE official said at a press conference Wednesday.

  • Internet deal valued from 778m pesos to 1.56b pesos; mobile phone from 888m pesos to 1.78b pesos
  • Starlink to provide services through December 2026
  • The contract would provide infrastructure for CFE’s program for internet access and mobile phone service throughout rural Mexico

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