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Not possible. The first reason for the high prices are the excruciating taxes. The telcos have boots on the ground, they can't lower their tax sheet; starlink d
by bobberkarl 5y ago
Not possible. The first reason for the high prices are the excruciating taxes. The telcos have boots on the ground, they can't lower their tax sheet; starlink does not.
- bcrl 5y agoYes they can. Fibre optic networks have maintenance costs that are orders of magnitude lower than obsolete copper telephone networks. Eliminating outdoor active equipment combined with fibre's better tolerance of moisture improves things massively.
- bobberkarl 5y agoYou're talking about cost. And you're right if it was about cost. I'm telling you, from first hand experience, it's not about cost. It's about taxes. The reason for the high telco prices are taxes. And no government can lower the taxes, because those same tax rates are set in debt repayment contracts with the IMF, World Bank, etc...