SpaceX adjusts Starlink monthly pricing for residential customers based on service capacity

Elon Musk's SpaceX rolled retired caller pricing for residential Starlink customers based connected its capableness to present service, according to emails to customers reviewed by CNBC.

The changes, outlined connected Tuesday, divided residential users of its outer net work into areas of "limited capacity" and "excess capacity." Prices volition emergence $10 per month, to $120, for users successful constricted capableness areas, portion prices volition driblet $20 a month, to $90, for those successful excess capableness areas. The caller pricing volition instrumentality effect connected April 24.

The institution besides made changes to pricing for its RV customers, expanding the work outgo by $15 a period to $150.

The terms adjustments travel astir a twelvemonth after SpaceX hiked prices crossed the committee for products and services, citing "excessive levels of inflation."

SpaceX continues to grow its Starlink web done regular outer launches, with astir 4,000 launched to date. Its work reached 1 cardinal subscribers successful December and is steadily expanding its merchandise offerings – selling services to residential, business, RV, maritime and aviation customers.

Earlier this month, SpaceX enactment announced that Starlink "had a currency travel affirmative quarter" successful 2022 arsenic it works to marque the concern profitable.