Thimphu, Dec. 7 -- In a landmark decision, the government granted approval for billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink Services Private Limited, a registered foreign direct investment (FDI) company, to provide satellite-based internet services in the country.

This decision follows a meeting in July between the Prime Minister and the Director of Global Licensing at Starlink, Rebecca Hunter, during which GovTech was assigned to evaluate the potential impact of introducing Starlink in the country.

Starlink's satellite-based technology is seen as a solution to internet access in geographically challenging areas, where traditional network infrastructure has yet to reach.

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