The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday reaffirmed its 2022 decision to deny SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies.

  • ArbiterXero@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I dislike musk, but this is a stupid decision, given how many subsidies went to shitty providers that did nothing.

    • CmdrShepard
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      11 months ago

      Plus the fact that Starlink is actually serving these people already.

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        11 months ago

        So if starlink isn’t getting the subsidy, guess whose prices are going through the roof next year?

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      11 months ago

      So get rid of those instead of giving Mr.Rightwinger more socialism that he hates so much.

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      11 months ago

      Bell operating companies stretched cable out to the rural areas. That’s a lot more than nothing.