JustVisitingThisPlanet
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3. Starlink will probably be targeted at wealthier customers who purchase added packages. Just a guess.
Starlink is initially targeting rural areas (globally) that can't get decent internet service - as well as targeting commercial/military use. Rumblings are that it will initially cost in $70-$90 range but they could offer lower tier speeds cheaper in future. They won't initially target metro areas partly because most already have decent service but also it will take years to build up enough capacity to handle millions of streaming users within a region. But is plausible they might expand to metro consumers in future.
Also, in 3rd world countries, is possible that some may subsidize Starlink access.
My guess is that Starlink profit model will mostly come from biz/military/govt use and they eventually price to break even or small profit from consumers.
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