misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoStarlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidieswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up1330arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1325arrow-down1external-linkStarlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidieswww.theverge.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square136fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarePatches@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoYou don’t even have to go extremely rural to get no internet choices. I am 20 minutes, or 15 miles, from a town of 150,000 people down 1 of the 4 major roads leading out of town. Without cellular or starlink we would have nothing.
minus-squareguacupado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·8 months agoRight, but the point is, instead of going to Starlink that taxpayer money could be used to get access to where you’re at.
You don’t even have to go extremely rural to get no internet choices.
I am 20 minutes, or 15 miles, from a town of 150,000 people down 1 of the 4 major roads leading out of town. Without cellular or starlink we would have nothing.
Right, but the point is, instead of going to Starlink that taxpayer money could be used to get access to where you’re at.