From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from puck.nether.net (puck.nether.net [204.42.254.5]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ADH-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9592B3B2A4 for ; Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:53:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtpclient.apple (unknown [IPv6:2602:fe55:64:0:8949:745:5d16:bb9f]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by puck.nether.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 08C1654008C; Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:53:36 -0400 (EDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) From: Jared Mauch In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:53:33 -0400 Cc: David Lang , Dave Taht , starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net Message-Id: References: To: Mike Puchol X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (18F72) Subject: Re: [Starlink] 69,000 Users X-BeenThere: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "Starlink has bufferbloat. Bad." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:53:37 -0000 Speaking from experience this is competitive with terrestrial fiber in ROI t= imescale for rural areas.=20 It doesn't solve the hyper rural where this is a lifesaver.=20 Sent from my TI-99/4a > On Jun 30, 2021, at 3:23 AM, Mike Puchol wrote: >=20 > 500k customers is ~$600m in gross revenue per year. Assuming no operating c= osts, takes, etc., $10bn takes ~16 years to pay back. They need to add way m= ore customers onto that investment.