The FCC decided it wouldn’t be the “best” use of limited funds.

Starlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidies::The FCC reaffirmed a decision not to award Starlink a nearly $900 million subsidy for offering 100Mbps/20Mbps low-latency internet service in 35 states.

  • @shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4•11 months ago

    Wow! Been there, done that, in BOTH scenarios. Starlink came along well after my ISP days, no idea what it’s like, but it’s gotta beat hell out of 56K and old-school satellite.

    • @Patches@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1•11 months ago

      Anything beats out old-school satellites. I don’t understand how they have not evolved even a little bit.

      50GB Data Cap and that’s it. You might as well not have any Internet after that because it will be so slow.

      That’s not even enough for me to work from home for 30 days. No streaming, no Netflix, no gaming.