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SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service is now available in Curaçao, the Dutch Caribbean island off the coast of Venezuela. The company shared the news on X on Wednesday morning.
Starlink announced the launch with a short post promising its “high-speed, low-latency internet” and pointing to a new Curaçao page on its website. The post didn’t include local pricing or plan details, so islanders will need to check availability for their own address before ordering.
The launch follows a quick final step on the regulatory side. According to Curaçao.nu, Curaçao’s government signed Starlink’s telecom concession last week, with Minister of Traffic, Transport and Spatial Planning Charles Cooper saying the service would bring more competition and choice for internet users on the island. Cooper also said Starlink must follow the same tax, import duty and lawful interception rules as other telecom companies, and that talks with SpaceX touched on disaster communications, schools, health care and public Wi-Fi in Willemstad.
Curaçao is a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and sits about 40 miles north of Venezuela, alongside Aruba and Bonaire. Like many small island markets, it relies on a handful of local providers and undersea cables for internet access, which makes a satellite option appealing both as a backup during outages and as a choice for homes and boats outside fixed-line coverage.
Starlink’s path through the Caribbean has been gradual. The Dominican Republic became the first Caribbean country to get service in July 2022, followed by Jamaica that October and Barbados that November, while smaller markets like Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica came online in 2025. Neighboring Bonaire took a bumpier road, as Dutch regulators ordered Starlink to stop selling service there in July 2024 for lacking a concession before granting a 15-year license for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba in late 2025.
The service has also become a lifeline in the region during crises, as it did when it stepped in to keep Venezuela online earlier this year. SpaceX has been making it easier to buy in new markets, too, with the Starlink Mini recently dropping to $149 in the US and a new Community Host program that lets businesses sell paid internet passes.
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