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At $10 billion to deploy and lets assume 5 years satellite lifetime and $1 billion a year to operate, this is $3 billion a year or $250 million / month. You wo
by travisoneill1 7y ago
At $10 billion to deploy and lets assume 5 years satellite lifetime and $1 billion a year to operate, this is $3 billion a year or $250 million / month. You would only need 5 million subscribers at $50 / month to break even.
- zaroth 7y agoSeriously. I’ll switch just so I don’t have to pay Comcast. Now I just need some Tesla solar panels and a couple powerwalls, and betweeen that, a well, my septic system, I can cut every cable coming into my house. Well, I do use natural gas for heating and I love my gas stove, but nearly there! If only the receiver and the power requirements were small enough to fit in my cell phone!