Vietnam approves Starlink service in 5-year pilot plan

Elon Musk's tech company can provide up to 600,000 subscriptions nationwide

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On a clear moonlit evening, SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched Starlink 12-21 internet satellites, in Florida on March 12. Starlink is slated to serve up to 600,000 accounts in Vietnam after a pilot project was agreed to with the government. © AP

MAI NGUYEN

HANOI -- The Vietnamese government has given the green light for U.S. billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch its Starlink satellite internet service in a five-year pilot program, it said on Wednesday.

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