You're right, putting communications satellites in orbit will be much cheaper and more accessible to new players.
Re:The Repeal of Net Neutrality Is Official
by Torwald on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @07:29AM
(#17292311)
Leasing things that are already up there and have downtime is going to be a future possibility. I don't know about cheap though. No idea. Dynamics like Moores law will make it possible at some point. It's a general hunch.
Let's get down to the practical.
Laying fiber is expensive you say? What about spacecrafts/sats? Let's phone Elon wether he has time to negotiate a deal…
Recap: 1. Everybody wants Internet. 2. Not everybody (who could pay for it) has it.
Conclusion: there is an opportunity.