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Even if it does have a monopoly on space based internet (there are some good counter-arguments in the sibling comments), that doesn't mean it has a monopoly on internet access as a whole.

Lots of us could benefit from Starlink without ever paying a subscription - just look what happened with US internet providers in cities where Google Fiber launched. Once they had some reasonable competition they suddenly discovered that they could deliver a much better quality of service. Starlink will force the wired carriers to compete properly, for maybe the first time ever.



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