I am far from being a "techie" butisn't "satellite" based cable-tv and inernet available, for remote rural areas?
Highes I think. Therefore I think some cellular phones services might be satellite, also.
Somebody here can explain the "big picture" of satellites, cellular towers, ground repeaters, etc.
I first got Sirius XM satellite radio in 2004. I still do in cars. And for years I had a handheld XM receiver.
But now it is an app on an celular smartphone, using the "cellular" radio signal, phone, internet etd.