France halted Eutelsat's sale of ground antennas, Finance Minister says

By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Louise Rasmussen PARIS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Roland Lescure earlier this week blocked Eutelsat's sale of its ​ground antennas, he said on Friday, citing national security concerns tied to ‌the satellite operator, the main European rival to Elon Musk's Starlink. "These antennas are used for both civilian ‌and military communications. Eutelsat is Starlink's only European competitor. It is clearly a strategic asset. And so I said no," Lescure told TV station ...