I think the concern is that some of those satellite operators might be totally subject to the will of some dumbass dictator or politician. I think of that Roma

I think the concern is that some of those satellite operators might be totally subject to the will of some dumbass dictator or politician. I think of that Romanian dictator (Ceaușescu) who let his totally uneducated wife design the subway system in Bucharest. It was completely non-sensical, but the engineers had their hands tied (although they did secretly build stations in anticipation of common sense coming along at some point.)