Eventlesstew@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoPeople of Lemmy, I dare you to name ONE billionaire that's done anything good.message-squaremessage-square235fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down1117
arrow-up153arrow-down1message-squarePeople of Lemmy, I dare you to name ONE billionaire that's done anything good.Eventlesstew@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square235fedilink
minus-squareCount042@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoDo you actually think it was cheaper to launch all those satellites than it would be to lay fiber for rural areas?
minus-squareThorny_Thicketlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·1 year agoAlmost definitely yeah. Just like skipping landlines and going directly to mobile phones was a lot cheaper in places like Africa.
Do you actually think it was cheaper to launch all those satellites than it would be to lay fiber for rural areas?
Almost definitely yeah. Just like skipping landlines and going directly to mobile phones was a lot cheaper in places like Africa.