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    FCC Official Warns Against Giving Starlink Too Much Control Over Rural Broadband
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    FCC Official Warns Against Giving Starlink Too Much Control Over Rural Broadband

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    1. CondescendingShitbag on

      How long before they’re forced to resign. *Squeeky wheel gets a greasin’!*

    2. ZombieZookeeper on

      Well you let the telecoms pocket the money they were supposed to use for rural upgrades, this is what happens.

    3. RadzimierzWozniak on

      Fibre is superior to Starlink by all metrics but cost, but it is close. It is not a difference in kind. Why are those subsidies even there? Why does the government pay for someone’s better internet?

    5. camelConsulting on

      This article doesn’t mention that the BEAD program which was designed to create a universal strategy for rural broadband was cut by the DOGE program last year.

      My friend was working on that project before it was cut, and it basically laid out frameworks for fiber & satellite service and when each made sense.

      While you might think satellite would be cheaper in rural areas, it’s really not at scale and when you consider the CAPEX vs OPEX budget considerations & maintenance.

      Sadly, that work wasn’t completed and *somehow* SpaceX is the default answer. Funny how that works.

    6. Sindertone on

      I hate starlink. It’s been the only option in most of my county for years. The goestationary network doesn’t work in valleys.

    7. cropguru357 on

      What about the billions spent for terrestrial fiber that didn’t go anywhere except into the pockets of telecom companies?

      I don’t want to hear it this time.

    8. kamcknig on

      Too late. They’ve already destroyed programs increasing the reach of fiber. I’m so pissed I can’t get it in my area now

    10. b_a_t_m_4_n on

      So, there needs to be an alternative. Who’s providing that? Not the state obviously cos that would be communism. So…?

    11. HotFartore on

      FCC let Comcast coax hoax rip off rural America, and did nothing. They pocketed all money for CEOs and shareholders and the people got nothing and a huge bill for nothing. Yeah getting rich while in office and now complaining, now they want money from Starlink too to shut their mouth

    12. ChickenFriedRiceee on

      Cool can you tell fucking Comcast to stop being a monopoly where I’m at.

    13. bristow84 on

      Maybe Starlink is being given so much control in rural communities because they’re the only viable option at this point? The big companies don’t want to cut into their profits to actually expand to these areas and provide service so of course the first major good provider is going to be heavily adopted.