A critical NATO ally has hit back at Musk's claims around where Ukraine's Starlink systems are getting their funding from.

Hurricane Helene's damage path were eligible for 30 days of free service, many people didn't factor in the costs of the $349 equipment purchase. On Oct. 1, Musk tweeted that SpaceX is enforcing a system update allowing “all Starlinks in the affected areas to work,

FEMA said it was providing Starlink devices to help first responders communicate. Residents affected by flooding can use the service, too.

Elon Musk recently offered victims of Hurricane Helene a free month of internet service via his Starlink company. As it turns out, the offer wasn’t as generous as it seemed, it’s really more of a new customer promotion.

Internet coverage in Liberia currently stands at around 60 percent, acting chairman of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), Abdullah L. Kamara, told journalists at the signing of the agreement Thursday.

Starlink is a a satellite internet constellation owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX. Here's what you should know about the service and its use in Helene-ravaged areas.

Elon Musk pledged to send Starlink terminals to victims of Hurricane Helene and allow them 30 days' worth of free access to his satellite-based internet service. But the SpaceX CEO failed to mention it will cost users more than $400 for the system's hardware.