The Briefing
- President Rodrigo Paz signed Starlink connectivity agreements with all 85 municipalities in Bolivia's La Paz department to bring satellite internet to public schools unreachable by fiber — the first formal deployment phase of the national Aula Conectada program.
- The program provides between 4,500 and 4,700 antennas (figures vary by source and phase) with installation and 24 months of free service; municipalities must then cover all recurring costs — a sustainability gap critics say the government has not resolved.
- Bolivia's push mirrors agreements already underway in Paraguay and Argentina, and directly replaces the legacy of the Túpac Katari satellite — a state-owned geostationary platform purchased under Evo Morales for approximately $302 million that consistently underdelivered on its connectivity promise.
