Starlink in Venezuela16 publicly reported Starlink problems in Venezuela since 2022: outages, prices, disputes and court cases, each linked to its source.
Documented statements and actions by Elon Musk and his companies concerning Venezuela'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).
Following the US military operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, Starlink said it is providing free broadband service to the people of Venezuela through February 3.
Musk reposted the announcement with the comment In support of the people of Venezuela
(Th…
Maduro said he had signed a proposal from telecoms regulator Conatel to take X out of circulation in Venezuela for 10 days, accusing Musk of inciting hatred, fascism (and) civil war.
After Venezuela's electoral council declared Nicolás Maduro the winner, Musk posted Shame on Dictator Maduro,
accused him of major election fraud,
and wrote The people of Venezuela have had enough of this clown.
Response: Maduro called Musk our new archenemy
and said Do you want to fight? Let's do it. Elon Musk, I'm ready.
Musk replied I accept.
| Date | Matter | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | Starlink will allow you to sell internet by the hour to neighbours: how it | Regulator | Reported |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Venezuela grants Starlink a license to operate satellite internet | Regulator | Reported |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Venezuela grants Starlink nationwide operating permit | Regulator | Reported |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Starlink consigue luz verde en Venezuela: Elon Musk recibe la autorización oficial | Regulator | Reported |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Starlink ya es legal en Venezuela: Conatel autoriza a SpaceX a operar en todo el país | Regulator | Reported |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Venezuela Authorizes SpaceX Starlink Satellite Internet Service Under New Deal | Regulator | Reported |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Venezuela’s Telecom Regulator Clears Starlink With Seven Ku-Band Licenses | Regulator | Reported |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Presiden Venezuela Izinkan Starlink Milik SpaceX Berope... | Regulator | Reported |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Cero tolerancia a la piratería: Starlink persigue el uso de torrents y descargas ilegales | Regulator | Reported |