• Rapidcreek
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    10 months ago

    Musk can’t be licensed to run a telecommunications company and just do that. It must be stipulated by contract.

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      10 months ago

      Who regulates spectrum in disputed territory? As an operator you have to pick who you’re willing to piss off more, Russia has nukes and the capability to physically disrupt the Starlink network.

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        The International Telecommunications Union which is part of the UN. More importantly, US law is applicable, and it says you can’t do such a thing unless you stipulate in ontract that you can.