▲ 823 ▼ Elon Musk Is Charging Starlink Customers Gigantic Bogus Fees Because Its Network Is Being Crushed by “High Demand” (www.yahoo.com) submitted 3 months ago by NM_Gringo@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 263 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (1 child) What's pud? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) Public utility district (although sometimes "people's utility district"). Used for utilities like water lines, sewer lines, and fiber. Typically the cost is paid by a group of neighbors, an entire neighborhood, or it can be county wide as well. Usually also subsidized by the county, state, or federal government to help reduce cost. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) Public utility district (although sometimes "people's utility district"). Used for utilities like water lines, sewer lines, and fiber. Typically the cost is paid by a group of neighbors, an entire neighborhood, or it can be county wide as well. Usually also subsidized by the county, state, or federal government to help reduce cost. permalink fedilink source parent