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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">Ulrich,</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223);min-height:25px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">Thanks for the article re "Starlink banned in Tonga".</span></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><br></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">I live in Tahiti and depend on DSL with very poor service. </span></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">French Polynesia has a problem as its inhabitants are scattered over an area the size of  Europe on 84 islands.  </span></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><br></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">It would seem that Starlink would be a perfect, economical solution for Polynesia's communication problem. </span></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">However,  that would compete with the government-owned communication provider.  Thus the government is taking a long time to decide upon authorization.</span></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><br></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">I can find little information in public media as to the deliberations about the decision.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223);min-height:25px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">I have applied to Startlink but no indication if and when operation is permitted.  </span></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">Maybe you could shine some light on the subject.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223);min-height:25px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">I hear many are bringing their terminals from France and operating fine here.  Should I do the same?</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223);min-height:25px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:22px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(223,223,223)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-variant-ligatures:no-common-ligatures">John</span></p></div></div>