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In force since Feb 26, 2024

Satellite internet: Starlink, Kuiper and OneWeb come in

DNU 70/2023 + ENACOM Res. 1 to 4/2024
in forceNATIONAL Market deregulation

DNU 70/2023 amends art. 34 of Ley 27.078: satellite service is registered, instead of asking the State for prior authorization.

The other rules on this subject40

Mega-DNU 70/2023: repeals the Rentals, Shelves and Supply lawsDecreto 70/2023 (DNU-2023-70-APN-PTE)in force
Rentals: freedom of contract returnsDNU 70/2023, art. 249in force
The IGJ digitizes companies' financial statementsIGJ General Res. 9/2026 (RESOG-2026-9-APN-IGJ#MJ), Official Gazette Jul 2, 2026in force

What changed and who it applies to

What changed
DNU 70/2023 amended art. 34 of Ley 27.078 (Argentina Digital): the provision of facilities of satellite communication systems became FREE, with mere registration to coordinate frequencies and avoid interference, instead of requiring prior State authorization (new text: 'The provision of facilities of satellite communication systems shall be free. The owners of such systems shall be required to obtain the corresponding registration...'). On that deregulated framework, on Feb 26, 2024 ENACOM published in the Official Gazette four summary resolutions (Summary Res. 1, 2, 3 and 4/2024, same Official Gazette), which authorize the three global LEO-constellation operators (Starlink/SpaceX, OneWeb and Amazon Kuiper) to operate; Res. 4/2024 —the only one opened in the primary source— authorizes the transfer of the license and registration of Tibro Netherlands B.V. Argentine Branch to Starlink Argentina S.R.L. The measure was carried out: Starlink operates commercially (satellite-access connections went from 92,757 at the end of 2024 to 452,018 in 2025 per ENACOM) and was expanded under the same government (Res. 955/2025 E band, Res. 372/2026 W band). No injunction, annulment or judicial halt was found. verif Feb 26, 2024 ↗
In force
Feb 26, 2024 (publication in the Official Gazette of ENACOM's four resolutions). The underlying deregulated framework is in force from DNU 70/2023 (validity Dec 29, 2023). verif Feb 26, 2024 ↗
Who it applies to
Starlink Argentina S.R.L. received by transfer the satellite-service and internet-access licenses and registrations held by Tibro Netherlands B.V. verif. Since DNU 70/2023, the provision of satellite services is free and only requires a registration to coordinate frequencies, instead of a prior authorization verif. OneWeb and Amazon Kuiper were also enabled the same day prob. The beneficiaries are users in rural, remote and underserved areas —countryside, mining, Vaca Muerta fields, agriculture, connected sensors— and those who provide connectivity to remote projects thesis. prob Feb 26, 2024 ↗
The norm
ENACOM RESOL-2024-4-APN-ENACOM#JGM (Res. Sintetizada 4/2024), signed Feb 23, 2024, published in the Boletín Oficial on Feb 26, 2024 (notice 304028), authorizing the transfer of the license and registration for Fixed Satellite, Value-Added Internet Access, and Fixed and Mobile Satellite services from Tibro Netherlands B.V. Sucursal Argentina to Starlink Argentina S.R.L. (confirmed word for word in the primary Boletín Oficial source; the notice does NOT cite DNU 70/2023). It sits within DNU 70/2023, which amended art. 34 of Ley 27.078 (satellite provision open with registration alone; the link comes from the regulatory framework and converging secondary sources, not from a literal citation in this resolution). Complemented by ENACOM Res. Sintetizadas 1/2024, 2/2024 and 3/2024 (same Boletín Oficial issue; not opened individually in the primary source), and expanded by Res. 955/2025 and Res. 372/2026. verif Feb 23, 2024 ↗

Our reading

Argentina opened its sky to the LEO constellations: DNU 70/2023 changed prior authorization for a simple registration and in February 2024 Starlink, Kuiper and OneWeb came in. It is textbook R4 (deregulation) —less state permit, more competition— and it shows in the numbers: satellite connections quintupled in a year. Connectivity stops being a bottleneck for the countryside, mining and remote fields. thesis

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Neuquén Low-latency LEO satellite connectivity enables communications at remote Vaca Muerta fields (well telemetry, IoT, remote operation, camp security) where fiber and mobile networks do not reach; it lowers the cost of operating far from infrastructure. Mechanism R4 (deregulation opens up supplier supply) → expected impact: a connectivity satellite-services ecosystem for shale operators and service companies. favorable opening and deregulation thesis

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