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SpaceX blasts FCC as it refuses to reinstate Starlink’s $886 million grant (arstechnica.com)
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SpaceX blasts FCC as it refuses to reinstate Starlink’s $886 million grant::FCC doubts ability to provide high-speed, low-latency service in all grant areas.

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[+] -8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

After 5 years.

SpaceX sells services. Just because they're selling services to the government doesn't make it a subsidy.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Starlink is a service sold to you, not the American government. You seem confused. You don't get it for free paid for by taxes.

    You have to buy it, and the American government subsidies it to encourage private sector spending on low to no profit endeavours like Internet to remote regions

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    SpaceX has paid for starlink through selling flights on their rockets, not through "subsidies like this"

    You seem confused if you're flip flopping between starlink being paid for by consumers and subsidies.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    No, they didn't. They got almost a billion a year in subsidies, which is what this whole thread is about.

    Starlink is paid for by consumers and heavily subsidized by governments. It's not that hard to follow.

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