Starlink in Colombia14 publicly reported Starlink problems in Colombia since 2022: outages, prices, disputes and court cases, each linked to its source.
Documented statements and actions by Elon Musk and his companies concerning Colombia's politics, government, courts or regulators, with the official response.
After Gustavo Petro criticised the US operation that captured Maduro, Musk replied ¿Plata o plomo?
(silver or lead?
) with a photo of the detained Maduro released by the White House (NTN24).
Response: Petro replied: Señor Elon, eso no contesta a mi pregunta, No doy plomo ni tengo plata.
He added that love and freedom
make a better humanity possible (NTN24, Vanguardia).
| Date | Matter | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2025 | Drone "narco sub," equipped with Starlink antenna, seized for the first time in the Caribbean | Regulator | Reported |
| 5 Aug 2022 | Gobierno nacional otorga permiso de uso de espectro para servicios de radiocomunicaciones a la compañía de Internet satelital Starlink | Regulator | Reported |
The Colombian Navy said it seized 110 Starlink antennas being moved without documentation across the Arauca River at the border with Venezuela.
The Colombian Navy disclosed it had captured an unmanned semisubmersible in the Caribbean fitted with a Starlink antenna for remote navigation, believed linked to the Gulf Clan.
