Islamabad (technology desk) Star link in Pakistan is in the news and now the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of IT (MOIT), told that the services of Elon Malik’s internet company Starlink will be available here by June this year.
According to details, The National Assembly Standing Committee on IT and Telecom held a meeting under the chairmanship of Chairman Aminul Haque, where discussed about Starlink in Pakistan and other internet related issues, during which Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar said that the population has reached 250 million and the telecom infrastructure is the same.
He further said that PTA should direct the companies to improve the infrastructure, tell the telecom companies that students are suffering due to lack of internet, it would be very good if the Starlink issue is resolved.
The Chairman PTA said that 90% of the talks between Starlink and the Space Regulatory Body have been completed, after which the issuance of the license will not take much time.
Starlink in Pakistan Launch date
The Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of IT said that Starlink services will be available here by June this year but didn’t mention any specific date, matters with Star link have almost reached the final stage.
Will Starlink be available in Pakistan?
The Standing Committee on IT recommended that the matters with Starlink be completed as soon as possible. The Chairman of the Committee said that we are issuing a directive that the Starlink license should be completed as soon as possible.
On this occasion, Ahmed Atiq said that data security is a big problem these days, I do not trust Starlink, we do not know whether the data of our people will be safe or not.
Starlink in Pakistan Price
Although Starlink has not officially launched in Pakistan, so till now, any official announcement was not made about price or packages but here are the possible internet package details,
Residential Package Offers speeds of 50-250 Mbps at a monthly cost of PKR 35,000, with a one-time hardware fee of PKR 110,000.
On other hand commercial or Business Package, whichProvides 100-500 Mbps speed, priced at PKR 95,000 per month. The hardware setup would cost PKR 220,000, samaa tv told.
Mobility Package: Ensures speeds of 50-250 Mbps, priced at PKR 50,000 monthly, with hardware costs of PKR 120,000.