Romanian executive decides to support Elon Musk’s SpaceX after “positive” Starlink tests

Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu announced in a post on X on Tuesday, April 29, that he mandated the telecom market regulator, ANCOM, to actively promote the revision of international satellite regulations after “positive results” conducted by Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the country.

Last year, ANCOM allowed Starlink, the satellite internet service operator run by SpaceX, to test whether a global standard governing the use of satellites can be relaxed. Specifically, the tests aimed to demonstrate that a rule dating from the 1990s, which technically limits new-generation, non-geostationary satellites like those operated by Starlink, can be relaxed without affecting the functionality of classic, geostationary satellites.