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But majority of terminals were bought by third parties. State Department (USAID) paid for ~2K, Poland bought >11K units. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/13/pol

by rasz 4y ago

But majority of terminals were bought by third parties. State Department (USAID) paid for ~2K, Poland bought >11K units. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/13/politics/elon-musk-spacex-starlink-ukraine https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/13/politics/elon-musk-spacex... > The largest single contributor of terminals, according to the newly obtained documents, is Poland with payment for almost 9,000 individual terminals. https://twitter.com/j_jakobowski/status/1579889819010097154 https://twitter.com/j_jakobowski/status/1579889819010097154 >~11.7k out of 18k Starlink sets in were bought by Poland. >6,7k by Polish government and 5k by Polish oil company Orlen

bobdvb 4y ago
Another good thread about how the terminals and subscriptions have been done from someone else whose been buying them: https://twitter.com/dim0kq/status/1580827171903635456 https://twitter.com/dim0kq/status/1580827171903635456
DeWilde 4y ago
The terminals aren't the issue here hut rather the operational service provided to the terminals: the satellites providing connectivity.
simonh 4y ago
That's correct, Starlink provided 3,670 of the premium terminals at their own cost, plus (so far) free premium service to all of the terminals provided as aid, including those bought by USAID and various governments. There are further consumer grade terminals individuals and crowd funders have provided entirely at their own cost including service.