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    1 year ago

    Do you actually think it was cheaper to launch all those satellites than it would be to lay fiber for rural areas?

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      1 year ago

      Almost definitely yeah. Just like skipping landlines and going directly to mobile phones was a lot cheaper in places like Africa.