<p>Colombo: Sri Lanka has given Elon Musk's Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, preliminary approval to provide internet services there, the president's office said on Thursday.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka fast-tracked the approval process after Musk met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe last month in Indonesia on the sidelines of the 10th World Water Forum.</p><p><br>Sri Lanka's telecommunications regulator gave preliminary approval after a public consultation, the president's office said in a short statement.</p>.<p>Musk and Wickremesinghe had discussed ways to expand internet connectivity in rural Sri Lanka and potential collaboration on renewable energy, the president's office said.</p>
<p>Colombo: Sri Lanka has given Elon Musk's Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, preliminary approval to provide internet services there, the president's office said on Thursday.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka fast-tracked the approval process after Musk met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe last month in Indonesia on the sidelines of the 10th World Water Forum.</p><p><br>Sri Lanka's telecommunications regulator gave preliminary approval after a public consultation, the president's office said in a short statement.</p>.<p>Musk and Wickremesinghe had discussed ways to expand internet connectivity in rural Sri Lanka and potential collaboration on renewable energy, the president's office said.</p>