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IDemo

(16,926 posts) Tue Nov 11, 2014, 03:17 PM Nov 2014

Elon Musk plans global Internet access using lightweight satellites

The San Jose Business Journal notes a Wall Street Journal that Tesla Motors Inc. Co-founder Elon Musk is involved in developing a global satellite network to establish worldwide Internet access.

The team, which includes Greg Wyler, a former Google Inc executive and the founder of satellite maker O3b Networks Ltd., would launch around 700 satellites.

According to the report, the team has had discussions with officials in Florida and Colorado to build a satellite factory.

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2014/11/elon-musk-plans-global-internet-access-using.html

Looks like time for the big ISP's to hire some attorneys from the auto dealer associations...

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Elon Musk plans global Internet access using lightweight satellites (Original Post) IDemo Nov 2014 OP

I imagine that would obviate the need for Net Neutrality rules. nt Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #1

Good. A disruption. At a good time. djean111 Nov 2014 #2

Nuclear Unicorn

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1. I imagine that would obviate the need for Net Neutrality rules. nt

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Tue Nov 11, 2014, 03:21 PM

Nov 2014

djean111

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2. Good. A disruption. At a good time.

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Tue Nov 11, 2014, 04:00 PM

Nov 2014

Make the complicity moot. Be interesting how the big ISPs will approach this - lower prices? Bwahahaha!
Probably got ALEC working on this right now - like selling Teslas without car dealers, try to make selling internet access outside of their box illegal.
Interesting times.

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