• @Count042@lemmy.ml
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    22 years ago

    Do you actually think it was cheaper to launch all those satellites that it would be to lay fiber for rural areas?

    • @Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz
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      02 years ago

      Almost definitely yeah. Just like skipping landlines and going directly to mobile phones was a lot cheaper in places like Africa.