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SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It shouldn’t be all or nothing. It should be diversified.

Yeah, there are rural locations where Starlink makes sense but also there are a lot of urban places that it would never work in.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Problem with Starlink is that the satellites need to be replaced every 5 years or so.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    That, and if they could pull heavy copper wiring to the furthest rural reaches of the country in the 1930s, they can pull fiber along side it today. The poles and right of way is already there. Satellite is a fine stop-gap while it gets done, but there’s no excuse for it to be the permanent solution.

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