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Re:SpaceX Sells 10% Stake to Google, Fidelity for $1B by ergzay on Tuesday January 20, 2015 @06:33PM (#8920457)
He's already stated that it won't be free and that the consumer base stations (using phased array antennas) will run from $100 to $300.
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Re:SpaceX Sells 10% Stake to Google, Fidelity for $1B by deeviant on Tuesday January 20, 2015 @07:00PM (#8920579)
Free is subjective. They won't be free, but Google could subsidize stations and add ads.

IoT companies can create through own hardware and pay bulk rates.

Cellphone companies certainly have the option to get on the boat too, if the hardware necessary to communicate to satellites is small enough to go in a smart phone, as have the option to make an emergency call(or most likely SMS/Email) nearly anywhere in the world is a pretty killer feature.

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