> Starlink is only a benefit for a small dwindling population of rural people in high income countries. By the FCC’s estimates[0], there are 26 million people

> Starlink is only a benefit for a small dwindling population of rural people in high income countries. By the FCC’s estimates[0], there are 26 million people in the US alone, mostly in rural areas, who lack access to adequate high speed internet. I believe that exceeds what most would consider a small dwindling population by quite a large margin. This number could potentially increase too, with the recent advent of full remote work. A fair number of people who live in urban areas do so only because they have to for employment and if they had the option would move somewhere less densely populated. [0]: https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/reports/broadband-progress-reports/seventh-broadband-progress-report https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/reports/broadband-progr...