Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide internet services in Bahrain, Israel may be next

Musk has already assisted Bahrain with its satellite program and has additional space-related interests in Turkey.
Billionaire entrepreneur and founder of SpaceX Elon Musk speaks below a computer-generated illustration of his new rocket at the 68th International Astronautical Congress 2017, Adelaide, Australia, Sept. 29, 2017.
Billionaire entrepreneur and founder of SpaceX Elon Musk speaks below a computer-generated illustration of his new rocket at the 68th International Astronautical Congress 2017, Adelaide, Australia, Sept. 29, 2017. - Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images
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American billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has received a license to provide its Starlink internet services in Bahrain. The kingdom’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority is the first entity in the Gulf to approve the provision of Starlink’s services, the official Bahrain News Agency reported yesterday. 

“We are pleased that Starlink chose Bahrain as the first market in the Gulf to seek licenses for its services,” said the authority’s general director Philip Marnick. 

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