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Starlink needs to interface with a local operator which you as an end user need to have an account with. So a government could easily block this. Also the ban
by threeseed 2y ago
Starlink needs to interface with a local operator which you as an end user need to have an account with.
So a government could easily block this.
Also the bandwidth is too limited to allow every cell phone in a country to have access.
- lxgr 2y agoThey don't technically need to do that – that's only necessary because they don't have any spectrum themselves, nor the required telecommunication service licenses. I guess GP is alluding to the fact that they might choose to just ignore these facts in some cases.
- JoshTriplett 2y agoPrecisely. They've already talked about the capability to relay satellite-to-satellite, rather than relying on a ground station near the user.