Ha, that still doesn't answer my question. The quote in the article says:
Currently, Apple still does not charge for satellite connectivity, and there is no word yet on what the company might charge. All iPhones come with two years of connectivity for free, and that will also likely be the case for the Apple Watch Ultra.
To me, "currently, Apple still does not charge..." and "two years of connectivity for free" seems to contradict each other.
If Apple offers something for free for the first two years, then what happens after the first two years? How does that jive with a statement of "currently, Apple...does not charge?"
Jibe. Not jive.
But I think they are saying that Apple has said it will not charge for two years, but no one knows what happens thereafter. They may continue to not charge, but only that they say they won't for at least 2 years.
My guess is that there will be an additional charge or it will be included with one of the iCloud+ plans in order to give more people reasons to sign up.