The original satellite internet company “for rural America” has filed for bankruptcy after running out of cash and hemorrhaging subscribers to SpaceX. The service will continue to operate during proceedings, but will pivot away from consumers to focus on businesses and governments. It follows EchoStar’s Dish filing for chapter 11 protection in June. [Link: With Subscriber Counts Decimated by Starlink, Hughesnet Files for Bankruptcy | https://www.pcmag.com/news/with-subscriber-counts-decimated-by-starlink-hughesnet-files-for-bankruptcy | PCMAG]

Hughes Satellite Systems files Chapter 11 bankruptcy facing $1.5 billion debt maturity with only $102 million cash, the second EchoStar

EchoStar’s Hughes geostationary satellite broadband business has filed for bankruptcy in the United States after years of mounting competition from SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.