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Hughesnet, the struggling satellite internet giant, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it battles cash crunches and a dramatic subscriber exodus—nearly 60,000 customers fled in just one quarter, mostly to SpaceX’s Starlink. Facing an unstoppable market shift driven by low-Earth orbit tech, Hughesnet is pivoting away from consumers toward high-margin enterprise and defense contracts, while laying off 400 employees. Despite tangled ties with SpaceX—including spectrum sales and failed referral schemes—Hughesnet remains blunt about its financial collapse, seeking a fresh start through restructuring.

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