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Starlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidies (www.theverge.com)

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Starlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidies::The FCC reaffirmed a decision not to award Starlink a nearly $900 million subsidy for offering 100Mbps/20Mbps low-latency internet service in 35 states.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

They aren't sustainable because they are de-orbiting but they're also supposed to be low-cost and high speed.

If the prices aren't low-cost, and the speeds continue to decrease, it's entire purpose is defeated.

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