Those people do not get grid power, they're all on solar or generator.
It's way less environmentally damaging to have space based internet than to run cables everywhere (minor habitat destruction vs literally zero impact)
Not zero. They impede both radio and optical astronomy (ask how I know!), and the sheer volume of these swarms unnecessarily increases collision hazard. And the price point makes it a hard sell. For many rural folk it's often the only option, making it an effective monopoly. Starlink isn't cheap.
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