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To: MinorityRepublican

This reminds me of Canada and the EU talking about building an alternative to Starlink for Internet access in remote areas.

It’s laughable at best to think either group has any remote chance of building a Starlink alternative.

Canada doesn’t even have a launch facility; the EU has a launch facility but has never shown the ability to launch at the rate necessary to create a Starlink alternative in the next 10-15 years at a minimum.


7 posted on 06/18/2026 10:40:02 PM PDT by srmanuel
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To: srmanuel
Canada doesn’t even have a launch facility.

,,, even if they did it would be cheaper to launch from French Guyana. You shop around for this sort of service.

10 posted on 06/19/2026 12:27:29 AM PDT by shaggy eel (A long way south of the border.)
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To: srmanuel

Yeah, the starlink launches are like a bus service: if you miss one, another will be along momentarily.

CC


13 posted on 06/19/2026 4:03:36 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)
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To: srmanuel

“EU Parliament to switch to French search engine from Google in tech sovereignty push”

i’m surprised the French aren’t still using Minitel instead of the Internet, you know, “tech sovereignty” and such ...


18 posted on 06/19/2026 7:15:48 AM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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