The entire population of Ukraine now has telephone and/or mobile phone connection;[a] Internet access is universally available in cities and main transport corridors, expanding into smaller settlements.
Ukraine's telecommunication development plan emphasizes further improving domestic trunk lines, international connections, and the mobile cellular system.
[4][5][6] Satellite internet from SpaceX had key telecommunications role such as in the Siege of Azovstal (April 15–May 20), which helped Ukrainian defenders to resist Russian troops in Mariupol.
[7] While military and government use of Starlink has been the most important aspect of opening Ukraine to low-altitude satellite internet services in early 2022, civilians are also heavily using the technology "to keep in touch with the outside world and tell loved ones that they are alive."
[8] To pay for the cost of Starlink in Ukraine, SpaceX donated for an estimate of over $100 million,[9] while an unknown amount was secured by several European countries and the US government.