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Re:Google and AT&T invest in Starlink rival for satellite-to... by simfree on Monday January 22, 2024 @11:16PM (#39099588)
This is inaccurate, Netflix doesn't deliver video via AWS due to the extreme cost of bandwidth on AWS compared to even paid peering, nevermind settlement free peering.
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Re:Google and AT&T invest in Starlink rival for satellite-to... by ethbr1 on Monday January 22, 2024 @11:40PM (#39099718)
It's not just screwing with video streams.

https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/innovators/net...

"Turns out we can't give you our preferred rate because you compete with Amazon Video" would be equally short-term-effective / long-term-suicide.

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