Starlink Mobile is Another Elon Musk Power Grab

Elon Musk is wants Starlink to become a wireless provider, powering mobile phones in the United States and beyond. But that would grant him even more control over our communications. Paris Marx is solo this week to discuss how Starlink is striking deals to realize those ambitions, all while hiking prices and throttling internet speeds at the whims of its power hungry CEO.

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• Order your copy of Paris' book Hyperscale at hyperscalebook.com.
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• Paris has written about Starlink on his newsletter, Disconnect.
• The Canadian government will continue working with Starlink even as Musk limits Ukrainian internet access.
• Starlink is already implementing dynamic pricing on customers with no alternatives.

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