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SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink (arstechnica.com)

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[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

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[–] uhdeuidheuidhed 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

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

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[–] uhdeuidheuidhed 1 point 1 year ago

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

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