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I was going to ask, "Didn't HughesNet try this?" .. I didn't realize they were still around, although it does make sense for a lot of rural areas with limited broadband options.

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Or RVs. Even chain stores use the service: easier to manage 1 big Hughes subscription instead of 500 or 5000 different local ISP contracts, each with their own quirks.

LTE may have put a dent in that model though.

LTE hasn’t made as much of a replacement in Home Broadband in rural as much as you’d think largely due to tower congestion. Cell site density is so low — plus deprioritization at 30/50gb.

In addition you’ve usually got only 1-2 networks in deep rural.

Source : I run an MVNO.

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