Payments made to Starlink between 2020-2025: FOI release
- Published
- 14 July 2025
- Directorate
- Digital Directorate
- Topic
- Money and tax, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202500459138
- Date received
- 26 March 2025
- Date responded
- 23 April 2025
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
Please provide details of any payments made to Starlink over the last five years.
Response
The answer to your question is contained in the table below. There are charges for the hardware and monthly subscription fees pertinent to the Core Scottish Government Starlink installation. There are similar charges for an installation serving the Marine Directorate which enables connectivity of ships out at sea.
|
Description |
Total |
|
Core SG Subscription Fee (£450x24) |
£10,800 |
|
Core SG Hardware |
£7,558.80 |
|
Marine Hardware |
£3,007 |
|
Marine Airtime Costs and Support |
£3,297 |
|
Total |
£24,662.80 |
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