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Re:SpaceX just filed a request to run 30k more Starlink sate... by wlesieutre on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @02:15PM (#21273536)
Even developed areas in the US typically are stuck with one broadband provider. If you do have a second one, everywhere I've lived it's been DSL service and I've never heard anything good about it aside from being cheaper than Comcast.
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Re:SpaceX just filed a request to run 30k more Starlink sate... by portillo on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @02:46PM (#21273935)
Exactly, that is the real problem, the lack of competition from terrestrial networks. In the US the ISPs operate as a monopoly. In most big cities in Europe you have 3/4 providers to choose from, which reduces costs and increases the quality of service.
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