This is absolute insanity. To think that fiber and satellites are even on the same playing field is absolute brain damage.

I’m so fucking tired of living in this god damned dystopia.

Starlink is literally his plan to rule the world. If you singularly control access to the internet for everyone, you've won the information war... against everyone. The good news is his Nazi addict ass will likely die young from a chest-cavity attack.

I will string together old coathangers and twisted, unheated solder before I use starlink.

i hope elon dies and starlink goes bankrupt

Musk is a domestic terrorist.

they hate you. always remember. they hate your entire existence. they'd literally crush you in a hydraulic press if they could. giving you pain is the only way they feel a semblance of happiness.

Reminds me of the German Telekom and their unceasing effort to slow down state subsidised fibre deployment.

The subsidies are primarily for towns left behind with bad ADSL (it was below 30mbit average and is now afaik 100mbit), that want to build their own local fibre nets cause nobody else does.

They seem to watch for construction permits and then swoop in and build a few fibre adsl distribution boxes or elevate a street or two with fibre to raise the average speed in town just above threshold. The local net looses the subsidies and usually stops construction or if already built only commercial customers are still allowed to be connected...

"Hey, can we provide Fibre broadband to our residents?"

"No, we got a lot of money from Sattelite providers, eat shit and die."

Hey, this seems familiar.

Didn’t work. They are laying fiber everywhere as we speak. So happy to kiss Comcast goodbye.

Capitalism breeds innovation

Musk is a toxic stink in this world.

Capitalism breeds innovation and advancement, folks!

Also didn't Rupert Murdoch also stifle fiber adoption in Australia because better internet would cut into his TV and print empire there?

"But I want a monopoly! I demand a monopoly! I'm not rich enough. I'm afraid I will run out of money and starve!" - The Goblin

It seems like the best solution would be to confiscate Starlink and nationalize it. Same with Space X. We paid for all of it, it should be ours. He can still work there, but he'll collect a government salary, and expect to answer to a boss. Or get fired. Either way, I don't care.

He can keep Tesla, that will be bankrupt in 2 years anyway.

Federal. Money should go to the poor. Elon musk can fuck off.

the Trump administration ordered states to revise their plans with a “tech-neutral approach” and lower the average cost of serving each location

In other words don't give the tax payer the best options you can, give them the cheapest options to implement you can.

Capitalism is truly wonderful

Keep in mind, the cost of businesses to control politics is woven directly into the prices of their products and services.

Does fiber go down when it rains?

That's the magic hand of the market that all talk about...