Starlink, owned by Elon Musk, has changed the game in terms of internet accessibility in rural and other underserved areas lacking high-speed broadband infrastructure. It has 2 million US subscribers, and more than 6 million globally.

A rare global interruption in the Starlink satellite Internet network knocked subscribers offline for more than two hours on Thursday, the longest widespread outage since SpaceX opened the service to consumers nearly five years ago.

Starlink appears to have largely recovered from a widespread outage on Thursday afternoon that affected its services across the United States and other parts of the world. Reports of service disruptions flooded outage tracker Down Detector earlier in the afternoon, with users experiencing internet outages and, in some cases, total blackouts.

Complaints spiked on Downdetector.com around noon PT on Thursday. The satellite service now says it's 'mostly recovered,' though some people are still not connected.

Elon Musk issued a statement following a major global outage that knocked thousands of Starlink users offline late Thursday.

The $10-a-month T-Satellite service keeps you connected in areas without cellular coverage -- and you don't need to be a T-Mobile subscriber or buy a new phone to use it.

Elon Musk ordered a Starlink communications blackout over parts of Ukraine during a critical 2022 counteroffensive against Russia, leading to a military disaster and preventing soldiers from retaking territory held by Russia.

Soldiers panicked, drones surveilling Russian forces went dark, and long-range artillery units struggled to hit targets.

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