Comment on SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink

• CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Where? In the US? It’s already been paid for multiple times over, through government grants and subsidies.

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  • uhdeuidheuidhed@thelemmy.club ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Can you tell me more about this? Is it true that government grants and subsidies were given out to specifically expand fiber to rural America?

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    • CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You’re putting words in my mouth. I was speaking in generalities about physical connections, not specifically about fibre.

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      • uhdeuidheuidhed@thelemmy.club ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        And we already have physical connections, even in rural America.

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