The White House paid nearly $1.2 million for Starlink satellite internet services, even though US officials said SpaceX CEO Elon Musk provided them for free, The Washington Post (WP) reported. According to contract documents reviewed by the newspaper, the US government has agreed to pay SpaceX, starting in March 2025, to connect and maintain the network for the White House communications agency. It remains unclear whether these payments covered services that the presidential administration said were provided free of charge.