With latency as low as 25ms, SpaceX to launch broadband satellites in 2019

Re:With latency as low as 25ms, SpaceX to launch broadband s... by pavel_lishin on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @03:19PM (#14259125)

> Not to mention they will probably use legal means to hamstring this if possible.

I wonder how this could work. It's not like, e.g., Milwaukee has any legal oversight over LEO.

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Re:With latency as low as 25ms, SpaceX to launch broadband s... by extrapickles on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @03:59PM (#14259453)

One possibility is passing laws/regulations about how many sats can be in a orbital plane or single launch, as they will want to launch dozens, if not the full 53 they want to put in a plane, with a single booster to reduce costs.

They could also get some silly RF regulations passed that make it not feasible economically.

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Re:With latency as low as 25ms, SpaceX to launch broadband s... by kuschku on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @04:50PM (#14259935)

Then the operator of the constellation would just shift to using Arianespace as launch provider (which is equally expensive at the moment).

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Re:With latency as low as 25ms, SpaceX to launch broadband s... by mxvzr on Thursday May 04, 2017 @10:35AM (#14265104)

Couldn't a municipality/HOA/whatever put in place restrictions on what kind of satellite dishes you may setup on your property?

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