Industry committee  We don't operate in the mid-band spectrum, so we're not part of the coming auction or the auction in the U.S. I will say that I think there's a very important place for terrestrial operators, and that infrastructure and service delivery I think is going to continue regardless of what happens with LEO constellations.

Industry committee  Thank you for the question. I do think it's an important area. I want to clarify something. I think the U.S. government has really shifted its focus from being an owner-operator of satellites and launch vehicles to being a customer. The great privilege that we have enjoyed as a supplier to the U.S. government is to provide services.

Industry committee  The first point I want to make is in terms of the equipment for which a customer needs to pay the one-time, upfront cost. We think we have a really clear path to driving that equipment price down. It's one of the hardest problems in these LEO systems, specifically those that go directly to consumers.

Industry committee  Almost every space agency and satellite regulator around the world is looking at what this emerging LEO environment requires to make sure that the rule sets and the expectations for responsible action translate into local rules. I've talked to the Canadian Space Agency and the ISED space group to understand their thinking.

Industry committee  If I might add—

Industry committee  That's correct. We sent out invitations to those who had signed up online at starlink.com a couple of months ago who said they were interested. We sent out some invitations on Friday to our first Canadian candidates. We already have a couple of orders. We also sent equipment the day after we got our ISED licence to support some specific projects.

Industry committee  We certainly think Starlink is going to be a big help in reaching places that otherwise aren't attractive for terrestrial buildout, or are too rugged to reach with terrestrial buildout. We think we will be a big part of that. I don't think satellite broadband is going to be an enormous part of Canada's existing 33 million broadband users, but it will be a contributing factor to it.

Industry committee  I believe it will have coverage for all of Canada by 2022, and then add capacity to serve additional users. Once we have enough satellites to cover geography, every satellite after that adds capacity to add more users.

Industry committee  I can only speak for our development. We're moving as fast as we can. We feel the urgency that Canadians feel. We're really gratified to hear so many positives and enthusiastic comments in the public CRTC docket for one of our licences and expressions of interest afterwards. We're moving as fast as we can, and we're coming soon.

Industry committee  Starlink.

Industry committee  That's a great question. At this point in the early development of our system, the biggest determining factor is where there are enough satellites in view. It's determined by our constellation architecture. Then as we keep launching, we'll have a point where we can serve all of Canada.

Industry committee  Securities— Go ahead, Dan.

Industry committee  Okay. I was just going to say that I think security is especially important not just for our consumers' data, which is a high priority for any communications provider, but also for the operation of our satellites. We have encrypted our signals and we have an enormous amount of reliability and redundancy built into our system for that security and we are operating these at the highest level of best practices.

Industry committee  I'd be happy to take that. First, I'll say that SpaceX takes space safety really seriously, not only because we're a technology company and we like to solve puzzles and make sure that we invent new things, but also because we have the responsibility of carrying people—astronauts—through space.

Industry committee  The satellites are being made by us in the United States, and they'll be launched by us out of the United States, but we do aim to provide and install and operate gateways throughout Canada, which would be network equipment where consumer signals are aggregated. They sit on good fibre.