SpaceX CEO Elon Musk maintains an extremely close relationship with Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr. Under Carr’s leadership, Musk’s rocket company has effectively been given carte blanche in its efforts to roll out its orbital Starlink broadband service to more Americans, a glaring conflict of interest that could have profound implications for society. That’s despite concerns over thousands or even millions of satellites cl…
Starlink users are complaining about large one-time connection fees in regions with high network congestion. In some areas of the US, the fee can reach $1,500.