> The more subscribers they add, the less bandwidth is available for each. Adding more birds does not increase overall bandwidth, it just decreases the number o

> The more subscribers they add, the less bandwidth is available for each. Adding more birds does not increase overall bandwidth, it just decreases the number of subscribers using each bird. But only a small fraction of birds are in range of any subscribers, at any time, so all the subscribers are piled onto those few. "SpaceX's initial application to the Federal Communications Commission stated that each Starlink satellite would have the capacity for 17 to 23 Gbps" [1] a) More satellites means fewer subscribers on each satellite to share the 17-23Gbps bandwidth per satellite. If (when) they get the satellite-to-satellite communications going, that will offload a lot of relay traffic from the satellite-earth links freeing up that bandwidth to be used by subscribers as well. b) StarLink is already limiting subscriptions based on service area and satellite coverage. When The Man comes measuring, they should be OK. [1] https://www.govtech.com/network/experts-closing-the-digital-divide-will-take-more-than-satellites.html https://www.govtech.com/network/experts-closing-the-digital-...