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Re:Canadian startup Kepler stirs debate with planned fleet o... by DwnVoteHoneyPot on Saturday December 11, 2021 @09:11PM (#29526467)
So you're OK if it's run a few kilometers to your place, but you don't have a solution for Nunavut?

Alternatively they can spend the limited funds to address the market that includes you and Nunavut and elsewhere around the world since it needs to orbit.

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Re:Canadian startup Kepler stirs debate with planned fleet o... by robscallsign on Sunday December 12, 2021 @12:24AM (#29527371)
Running some "last mile" type infrastructure would help hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people in Canada who live close to cities.

> Limited funds

Using the term "Limited funds" here you're trivializing the costs and challenges with starting up a Starlink competitor.

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