[Magnum44]

You changed the subject and missed the point. Iridium doesn’t have a viable commercial business case and never had one. Globalstar never had one either since in the 10 years from its inception to launch in the late 90’s the ground cell structure took away its core business at much lower cost. Internet will be the same. Space is expensive. Can’t get around that.

[amorphous]

Your argument doesn't hold water. There are thousands of commercial ventures whose primary, or only customer is DOD.

That these initial satellite internet providers, provide service to both our DOD and the civilian market, is proof the market is there.

And thanks to our free market environment and competition, which drive costs lower and customer satisfaction higher, SpaceX is poised to take the market and broadband access for all, to another level.