market threads latest | past | mail | submit SpaceX faces pushback over plans to launch 15,000 more satellites (www.pcmag.com) 3 points by BEAST_MODE 1 month ago | report | 3 comments add commentPlease login BEAST_MODE 1 month ago SpaceX already has permission for 12,000 but they want 49,000 in total. Which seems crazy, no? share report reply user_0 1 month ago Not if you want a monopoly on the internet! share report reply Big_Mac 1 month ago What's mind-numbing is that we just spent a trillion dollars and 20 years laying down fiber everywhere. And now we're swapping that out for routing our traffic through space? Huh? share report reply
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SpaceX already has permission for 12,000 but they want 49,000 in total. Which seems crazy, no?
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Not if you want a monopoly on the internet!
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What's mind-numbing is that we just spent a trillion dollars and 20 years laying down fiber everywhere. And now we're swapping that out for routing our traffic through space? Huh?
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