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BT has delayed the planned launch of its Starlink satellite broadband service, although the service is ready to go. Chief executive Allison Kirkby told the Financial Times that BT would wait until the controversy around Elon Musk and Starlink had quietened down.
Why it mattersThe service is intended to bring broadband to remote rural homes beyond BT’s full-fibre network. Kirkby said BT still expects to launch in the coming months, so this is a pause, not a cancellation. The Telegraph reports that the decision follows controversy over Starlink’s role in Ukraine. BT’s choice puts a real commercial question on the table: how much should a telecoms provider’s partnerships depend on customers’ views of its technology’s owner?
Discuss: Should telecoms providers pause a useful connectivity service because of controversy around its owner, or keep the decision focused on what the service delivers?
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