Starlink raises prices across satellite internet plans

Starlink is raising prices across its satellite internet plans in the US — including Standby Mode — with the cheapest 100Mbps Residential plan going from $50 to $55 / month, as reported earlier by PCMag . Meanwhile, Starlink’s 200Mbps residential plan has jumped from $80 to $85 / month, while the Residential Max plan went from $120 to $130 / month. Standby Mode, which allows subscribers to pause their main Starlink service while using unlimited low-speed data, now costs $10 / month instead of $5. Starlink is raising the prices of its Roam plans as well, with the 100GB plan going from $50 to $55 per month, and its Unlimited plan increasing from $165 to $175 per month. The 300GB Roam plan still costs $80 per month. Starlink has become a boon for people in rural parts of the US with access to fewer internet options, but there are concerns about whether it will limit competition in the area. In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission last week, Starlink owner SpaceX says the agency should end $4.5 billion in rural internet subsidies, arguing that satellite internet has “solved” the problem of high-speed broadband access. …