Elon Musk’s Starlink loses frequencies in France


This long-exposure image shows a trail of a group of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites passing over Uruguay as seen from the countryside some 185km north of Montevideo near Capilla del Sauce, Florida Department. Kerckhove said the 12,000 Starlink satellites are a nuisance for those who like to gaze upon the stars. — AFP

PARIS: Starlink, the satellite Internet service of tech billionaire Elon Musk, has lost its frequencies in France after a legal battle waged by environmental groups.

In a ruling published on April 5, the State Council, France’s supreme court for administrative justice, quashed a February 2021 decision by the Arcep telecoms regulators granting Starlink two bands of frequencies to link the satellites with French clients.

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