misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoStarlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidieswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square193fedilinkarrow-up1492arrow-down111cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1481arrow-down1external-linkStarlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidieswww.theverge.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square193fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareguacupado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down5·1 year agoRight, but the point is, instead of going to Starlink that taxpayer money could be used to get access to where you’re at.
minus-squarethoughts3rased@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoComcast will take the taxpayer money, run a shit 5mbps line to the rural area, charge you out the ass for it and pocket the difference from the subsidies.
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoThey already did that…we gave the telecoms almost 1 trillion dollars…we do not need to be giving them more.
Right, but the point is, instead of going to Starlink that taxpayer money could be used to get access to where you’re at.
Comcast will take the taxpayer money, run a shit 5mbps line to the rural area, charge you out the ass for it and pocket the difference from the subsidies.
They already did that…we gave the telecoms almost 1 trillion dollars…we do not need to be giving them more.