I remain utterly baffled that a single nation's licensing authority has unilaterally taken a decision that so negatively affects the entire planet, and especial

I remain utterly baffled that a single nation's licensing authority has unilaterally taken a decision that so negatively affects the entire planet, and especially humankind's ability to perform fundamental science - a matter of far greater import than "faster internet access to remote places". I say this as someone who lives in a (somewhat) remote area that may vastly benefit from precisely such coverage (assuming it's at all affordable out here in the 3rd-world by the time it eventually becomes accessible.)