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spiderfarmer on Nov 17, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: SpaceX FCC Application for over 4000 Internet Sate...

Would anyone be surprised if this is (in part) responsible for the shift in focus for Google Fiber? Why would Google invest Billions for a small portion of coverage while Elon is busy building an ISP for the whole world? Elon and Larry are friends, and Elon has talked about using LEO satellites for internet access before.

schiffern on Nov 17, 2016 [–]

Musk says that 90% of connectivity in cities will be fiber, only 10% satellite. Fiber works great in high density areas.

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