A Falcon 9 launch carrying 24 Starlink satellites destined for low-Earth orbit is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 22

Starlink operator SpaceX is continuing its fight against state plans to expand fiber broadband availability. After saying the Trump administration should deny a Virginia proposal, SpaceX is taking the same approach in a fight against Louisiana.

SpaceX sent another batch of its Starlink broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit today (Aug. 18), atop a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Musk's network, which connects to more than 8,000 satellites in low-Earth orbit, has more than 6 million users worldwide.

A Broadband.io analysis found that West Virginia's plan would direct 99 percent of a $624.7 million outlay to fiber projects, with Starlink receiving $6.4 million. Under the new plan, fiber would be deployed to about 94 percent of 73,

The service Down Detector reported a large spike in user error reports at this time, which peaked just before 2 p.m. The majority of these users reported either a "total blackout" of Starlink services or problems with their satellite internet. (Disclosure: Down Detector is owned by Ziff Davis, the same company that owns Mashable.)

A Starlink device is a useful tool straight out of the box, but there are additional settings you can take advantage of to unlock its full potential.

NEW DELHI- The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has onboarded Elon Musk-owned global satellite internet provider Starlink Satellite Communication Private Limited, allowing the company to use Aadhaar authentication for verifying its customers, the Ministry of Electronics and IT announced.

Elon Musk's satellite internet service has been absolutely critical to the country's defense. But staying connected through war relies on innovation and rehab work from “The People’s Starlink.”

Instead, SpaceX, which wants to operate its Starlink internet service in the country, wants the regulators to implement "equity equivalent investment programs" with "uniform empowerment regulation." The rules SpaceX is arguing against require ...