has rejected Starlink’s application
for $885 million in federal subsidies that it would use to provide satellite internet to broadband customers in rural areas. The FCC states that the SpaceX-owned company’s dish is simply too expensive and that Starlink “failed to demonstrate” that it “could deliver the promised service.” The funding is part of the broader $9.2 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund that provides an incentive for telecom companies to extend internet service to rural and underserved locations. In 2020,as part of a Phase 1 rollout of the program. The FCC also rejected LTD Broadband’s bid for the funding after it initially received $1.3 billion in 2020.
“Starlink’s technology has real promise,” FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel explains. “But the question before us was whether to publicly subsidize its still developing technology for consumer broadband — which requires that users purchase a $600 dish — with nearly $900 million in universal service funds until 2032.”earlier this year. To get set up, Starlink users now have to pay a $599 upfront fee for the satellite dish on top of the $110 per month price for internet service.
Pure politics. The Biden administration hates Elon Musk.
Hasn't Elon grifted enough money from the government already?
That makes more sense than the claim it was due to speeds.
Political retaliation. Elon is on the Biden admin shit list.
Interesting. SpaceX's Starlink is good enough for usairforce but not for rural America says FCC
How has elonmusk not tweeted about this yet
Nice coffee table.
installing a landline costs a few thousand but ok...
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