Comment on Starlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidies

• kattenluik@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s completely wrong, for the ISPs it usually isn’t worth achieving and is why the government should step in.

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  • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    for the ISPs it usually isn’t worth achieving

    Yes that’s exactly my point

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    • kattenluik@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And also simply not necessary to have as many satellites as Starlink does needed to cover the ocean and the rare spots where wires can’t go.

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    • gaael@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And we really need that 4K UHD porn to load faster on the hole planet, including the oceans.

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      • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You’re intentionally conflating high speed internet access with any internet access at all.

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