Starlink has a fraction of the projected $12B revenue and 20M users, WSJ says.

SpaceX projected 20 million Starlink users by 2022—it ended up with 1 million::Starlink has a fraction of the projected $12B revenue and 20M users, WSJ says.

  • mailerdaemon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    149·
    10 months ago

    As someone who lives in a country that formerly had a nationalized phone company in the internet age, and currently has a nationalized power company and airline. Dear God fuck no!

    • CurlyMoustache@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      10 months ago

      In my country, the main backbone is built, owned and operated by the government. The services on it are privatized

    • demlet@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      10 months ago

      I say we let him build up a huge satellite fleet and then force him to sell a huge chunk of it under antitrust law.

      • sorghum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        12·
        10 months ago

        You mean the same government that allowed XM and Sirius to merge with no other satellite radio competition would go after Starlink when they have competition (Hughesnet)?