Lebanon has granted a license to Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide satellite internet services in the country
ByThe Associated Press
September 12, 2025, 5: 09 AM
BEIRUT — Lebanon has granted a license to Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide satellite internet services in the crisis-hit country known for its crumbling infrastructure.
The announcement was made late Thursday by Information Minister Paul Morcos who said Starlink will provide internet services throughout Lebanon via satellites operated by Musk’s SpaceX.
The announcement came nearly three months after Musk spoke with Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun by telephone and told him about his interest in working in the country’s telecommunications and internet sectors.
During the same Cabinet meeting, the government named regulatory authorities for the country’s electricity and telecommunications sectors.
Naming a regulatory authority for Lebanon’s corruption-plagued electricity sector has been a key demand by international organizations.
The naming of a regulatory authority for the electricity sector was supposed to be done more than 20 years ago but there have been repeated delays by the country’s authorities. The move is seen as a key reform for a sector that wastes over $1 billion a year in the small Me