At that height, no satellite will stay in "orbit" very long, due to atmospheric drag. I don't have the figures here but at 100 miles up, the daily loss of altitude will be easily noticed. And it is expensive to correct that loss. Mind you , it is much easier to launch to 100 miles than to a more stable altitude like 600 miles, provided you don't mind losing the satellite very soon.
Even if this ends up being free, I would rather pay an ISP and have it less likely that my data is being sold. I parted ways with Facebook 8 months ago and that parting was permanent.
The USA is not well-served. There's millions of people, I expect, not-in-cities and far off the cable routes that just don't have access other than the damned geosynchro satellites, which means they're useless for some specific applications like first person shooter games, anything else requiring quick response. There's plenty of people in my own county which don't have the cable access, and have to rely on lesser means. The county is even getting involved in providing service to everybody. I'm conce
Or even most African countries have pretty good cellphone coverage. Kenya for example is the world leader in mobile payments.
The USA is not well-served. There's millions of people, I expect, not-in-cities and far off the cable routes that just don't have access other than the damned geosynchro satellites, which means they're useless for some specific applications like first person shooter games, anything else requiring quick response. There's plenty of people in my own county which don't have the cable access, and have to rely on lesser means. The county is even getting involved in providing service to everybody. I'm conce