Judges Reject Viasat's Plea To Stop SpaceX Starlink Satellite Launches (arstechnica.com) 14
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: SpaceX can keep launching broadband satellites despite a lawsuit filed by Viasat, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. Viasat sued the Federal Communications Commission in May and asked judges for a stay that would halt SpaceX's ongoing launches of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites that power Starlink Internet service. To get a stay, Viasat had to show that it is likely to win its lawsuit alleging that the FCC improperly approved the satellite launches. A three-judge panel at the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was not persuaded, saying in a short order that "Viasat has not satisfied the stringent requirements for a stay pending court review." The judges did grant a motion to expedite the appeal, however, so the case should move faster than normal.
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Yay! (Score:3)
That is all...
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You buy a remote house because now satellite is available? Then you say something unpopular with the whiners online and your account gets canceled with no recourse? What then?
It's going to happen.
Not likely because you know who isn't some ass-clown hell bent on cancelling you because you hurt his feelings with shitposting online?
The man running SpaceX who doesn't have time for that idiotic nonsense, and tends to say it like it is.
And besides, if you're that fearful of being cancelled by your internet provider, you better be practically kissing the ass of your actual utility providers. Talk about no competition, especially in remote areas...
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you better be practically kissing the ass of your actual utility providers
Not really. Because they are regulated utilities. And can't just go cutting off service because they don't like someone. Oh, were it that ISPs had to comply with similar rules.
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The man running SpaceX who doesn't have time for that idiotic nonsense, and tends to say it like it is.
Correct... So long as your ISP isn't via shit, you should be fine.
Their service is better than ours, stop them (Score:2)
Bigger Picture (Score:2)
The former USSR Commonwealth of States is second (1,534), the People's Republic of China is third (6,210), the UK is fourth (3,488) and Japan is fifth (2,603). Collectively, the top 5 nations account for 6,263 satellites (82.76%) and the top 10 for 6,704 satellites (88.58%).
Unfortunately, we can't simplistically try and divide the
Who the hell is Viasat? (Score:2)
Answer: no one cares.