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A European Starlink rival’s shares skyrocketed 390% in a week — here’s why (www.cnbc.com)

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[–] EstonianGuy@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

One broken cable can result in a city/town without internet. Speaking from experience.

Also satellites have other uses like GPS

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[–] sasquatch7704@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago

I doubt they use the same satellites for GPS

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