> Isn't covering the world in a blanket of satellites from a single company the epitome of a global Monopoly? shivers. My gripe with this comment is the subtl

> Isn't covering the world in a blanket of satellites from a single company the epitome of a global Monopoly? shivers. My gripe with this comment is the subtle neo-colonial undertone it has too. "The world needs saving from their inefficient local authorities! It's their fault other countries don't enjoy the spoils of modernity. Luckily this charitable Westerner will bring you under their efficient global empire... ermm, company".