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Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink has been given a licence to build a ground station on the Isle of Man.

It's part of the company's plans to deliver broadband internet around the world, using thousands of satellites.

The ground station will comprise a large dish which will send and receive data transmissions.

It would be the corporation's third base in the British Isles, the others are in Cornwall and Buckinghamshire.

Starlink is an off-shoot division of the billionaire's aerospace manufacturing giant SpaceX which has launched more than 800 satellites into orbit already. pgslot

Telecom analysts said competition for satellite broadband could help drive down the price for consumers.

A statement from the Department for Enterprise (DfE) said infrastructure was "already being commissioned on the island" and it was "excellent to see this project moving to the next stage".

The department also confirmed the company has been working with local operator BlueWave Communications.