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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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[–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The more people that use starlink the slower and less usable it becomes, additionally phony stark can turn it off whenever he sees fit.

Good luck with that

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    In theory they're gonna keep upgrading the network, they've been constantly launching new and better satellites since launch. Also yeah in theory they can turn it off but that's such an odd hypothetical that who cares. In theory our old ISP could also do that.

    The fastest we could get before was 10mpbs and it went out multiple times a day, sometimes for hours. I really doubt it'll get that bad.

    And if Starlink does die we just go back to our old garbage or hopefully someone else will have a functional LEO constellation by then.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    “In theory”?

    He did turn it off in an effort to influence the Ukraine/Russia conflict.

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