The Philippines has approved the registration of Starlink, a satellite internet services company operated by SpaceX, making it the first Southeast Asian country to have Starlink broadband access.
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) approved Starlink as a “value-added service (VAS) provider” on Thursday, allowing the company to access satellite systems, and build and operate broadband facilities.
SpaceX counsel, lawyer Bien Marquez of Quinsumbing Torres, thanked NTC for issuing Starlink’s VAS provider license 30 minutes after the application was submitted, the state-owned Philippine news agency reported.
“This shows the government’s seriousness in addressing the connectivity needs of our countrymen in unserved and underserved areas. This will also prepare us in the event of natural disasters and calamities,” Marquez said….