Japan has decided it does not want to depend on Elon Musk to keep its phones connected from space. The government is set to provide up to ¥150 billion, roughly $926 million, in subsidies to a consortium led by Rakuten Group to build a homegrown low-Earth-orbit satellite communications network.

Source: [TNW](https://thenextweb.com/news/rakuten-satellite-japan-grant)

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