After years of planning, the Trump administration is overhauling a federal universal broadband initiative to open the door to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service.

SpaceX is preparing to establish its first ground station for Starlink satellites in Vietnam by June, with plans to build 10-15 stations.

Donald Trump also said that the influence of DOGE would linger because cabinet members and agency heads have "gotten a big education" from the experience.

Still, Starlink faces some hurdles. It will compete with other companies like Eutelsat and China’s SpaceSail, and there are legal challenges, such as how India assigns spectrum. Unlike some countries that auction off spectrum,

The Quebec government says there’s no satisfying alternative at this point to Elon Musk’s satellite service for courthouses in remote regions.

Vietnam will allow Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide satellite internet services in the country for a pilot period of five years, with a maximum of 600,000 subscribers, after the government pushed through regulatory changes.

Elon Musk took to social media to claim that Starlink, his international telecommunications provider, cannot obtain a license to operate in South Africa because he, as the CEO of SpaceX, is not black.

Oman's telecom authority has allowed tech billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink to start operations in the Sultanate. Read More: Oman to Build Salalah New City with 12k Homes & Public Beach Starlink's internet service will start retail operations and will cover all regions;