> He might even offer the SpaceX internet service for free in some
   extreme cases, such as

   > Iran, Cuba, North Korea.    (the tiny ground-stations might have to
   be smuggled in.)


   Assuming the priority of North Koreans people is to get high-speed
   internet from satellite may be a bit bold... I would rather believe
   their priority now is more getting money for food, healthcare etc...

   Also, how much would cost a ground station? How they would get access
   codes ?  And How they would 'smuggle' and 'hide' such expensive ground
   stations This is totally absurd for a country like North Korea for
   instance. Also , again, There exists already many internet by satellite
   access, fully bidirectional so what that would change ?

   Besides, since Iran and North Korea are under heavy embargo , I do not
   see how Starlink could be granted the right to provide internet to such
   territories. Control is easy ... The uplink of the ground station
   provides good satellite geolocation (DTO.DFO,...)

   I would rather believe in a net of SW radio using data transmission
   (like PSK-31 and others) . Slow indeed but the ground sttaion can be
   realtively easily manufactured by engineers with local resources and
   that can be totally operated without governements.