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Some countries have turned to the satellite internet firm in conjunction with trade talks, State Department staffers wrote. The U.S. has a strategic interest in countering Chinese internet providers, but Musk’s role complicates the picture.
By Jeff Stein and Hannah Natanson
May 7, 2025 at 2:06 p.m. EDT
Less than two weeks after President Donald Trump announced 50 percent tariffs on
goods from the tiny African nation of Lesotho, the country’s communications regulator held a meeting with representatives of Starlink.
The satellite business, owned by billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk’s SpaceX company, had been seeking access to customers in Lesotho. But it was not until Trump unveiled the tariffs and called for negotiations over trade deals that leaders of the country of roughly 2 million people awarded Musk’s firm the
nation’s first-ever satellite internet service license, slated to last for 10 years.
The decision drew a mention in an internal State Department memo obtained by The
Washington Post, which states: “As the government of Lesotho negotiates a trade
deal with the United States, it hopes that licensing Starlink demonstrates goodwill and intent to welcome U.S. businesses.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/05/07/elon-musk-starlink-trump-tariffs/
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