Ontario’s contract was canceled with Starlink, even if the American tariffs are raised

it’s all over Starlink In Ontario, according to Prime Minister of the Canadian province, Doug Ford. Ford said At a press conference Because of the American definitions imposed against Canada, Ontario canceled A $ 100 million contract with Elon Musk Starlink Industrial Satellite He – she It took place in November.

Ford said: “We are tearing the Ontario contract with Starlink. It has ended. It has ended. We will not give decades to people who can and encourage economic attacks on our boycott and our country.”

This is not the first time that the contract was said to have been canceled: in early February, when customs duties against Canada were imminent, he said it would be canceled. But it seems that this was suspended when the tariff administration against Canada and Mexico was delayed by the administration of President Donald Trump.

At that time, Musk, CEO of Spacex, the company that owns Starlink, responded via X. “oh well“

Starlink and Spacex publicly did not comment on the second cancellation news, and an email was not returned to Spacex in search of a response.

The contract was supposed to aim to provide high -speed internet services to the rural population and citizens in North Ontario. Starlink is It is estimated that she has about 533,000 customers in CanadaAnd it is unclear what will happen to the residents of Ontario who already depend on Starlink’s internet service. The satellite companies that have business in Canada include Telestat, which builds a service called Lightspeed, but it is not expected to be launched for several years.

Not clear what will happen to customers

Mika Walter rangePresident of Caelus Partners, which consults space and shareholder S-networkShe said the cancellation creates an opportunity for other Internet service providers and satellite companies in Canada or regions, including Europe.

However, Walter-Range added, the Ontario’s total Stele is in danger.

“The work is unlikely to take great success at the present time,” he said. “In many places, Starlink is simply the best available option, even if customers hate Musk or Trump administration. Recent events create incentives for government and other customers to find long -term alternatives.”

Walter-Range said alternatives such as Telestat are currently dependent on satellites in the highest orbits that provide a lower quality internet service. For Lightspeed, “it will take some time after that until a sufficient number of satellites are run to provide a strong service,” he said.

Although Ontario’s ban, some customers may still be able to deal with Starlink.

Walter Reg: “Unless the Canadian government prohibits the prohibition of stars at the national level and extends its license to transfer signals to Canada, the customer who buys from Starlink must be affected directly,” Walter Reging said. “However, if one of the Canadian residents can reach through a subsidized government program that uses Starlink as a provider, he can be converted into a different option or perhaps nothing at all.”