That's not true. Existing satellites can provide internet access across the whole world, but the hardware required to access those satellites is often highly re

That's not true. Existing satellites can provide internet access across the whole world, but the hardware required to access those satellites is often highly regulated or just illegal for normal citizens to own. A Starlink terminal will be just as illegal in China in the future as a BGAN/VSAT/Iridium Certus terminal is today.