SpaceX's Starlink service, which offers ultrafast broadband speeds via a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), appears to have removed it
Tuesday, Apr 22nd, 2025 (4:05 pm) - Score 1,800 s capacity restrictions from the South East of England (originally covering the Greater London area and beyond). But new customers in that same area may now be hit with a £195 one-off "congestion charge" instead. Regular readers may recall that Starlink imposed the original restriction toward the very end of last year, after the network reached its capacity limit. This meant new customers could not be added in that area (i.e. they were put on a waiting list), at least not until more data capacity had been introduced. This was done to avoid the impact of excess subscriptions causing a bigger detriment to service quality (performance / speeds) for existing customers. The issue of capacity isn't just a matter of how many satellites Starlink has in orbit and their capabilities (inc. any limitations of the chosen radio…