So for the same reason the small ISPs don’t go after the funds also he doesn’t. Interesting when you think of it that way.
It’s also interesting when you stop to think of those costs. What’s the return on that? 100 years? I’m curious to see where this will end considering continual launches will need to take place to continue to maintain the network. > On Feb 1, 2020, at 2:03 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think the CAF thing is more overhead than they (he?) is willing to put up > with. > > Think about what he's spent already. Estimate $30 million per launch (that is > just spitting into the wind, but anyway). Four launches already is $120 > million. The cost to develop and build a few thousand satellites? Maybe > another $100 million (so far). The cost to develop and build millions of end > user terminals? > > There has to be the better part of a billion dollars invested so far. A few > paltry million plus the strings attached would just seem silly. > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > >> On 2/1/2020 9:44 AM, Matt Hoppes wrote: >> I had a random thought this afternoon. >> >> If Musk is so certain about StarLink and the fact that it will cover >> everywhere - why hasn’t he applied for USDA funding? Literally millions >> available. >> >> Maybe he doesn’t need it? >> Maybe it won’t work as well as it’s being hyped? >> Maybe he has an alternative motive? > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
