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Starlink tries to block Virginia’s plan to bring fiber Internet to residents (arstechnica.com)

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Starlink operator SpaceX is fighting Virginia's plan to deploy fiber Internet service to residents, claiming that federal grant money should be given to Starlink instead. SpaceX is already in line to win over $3 million in grant money in the state but is seeking $60 million.

Starlink is poised to benefit from the Trump administration rewriting rules for the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grant program. While the Biden administration decided that states should prioritize fiber in order to build more future-proof networks, the Trump administration ordered states to revise their plans with a "tech-neutral approach" and lower the average cost of serving each location.

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[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 88 points 21 hours ago (10 children)

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

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 0 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

Do something about it then...

PS: maybe you are, if so, Kudos to you... but the majority seem to only rue it

[–] TheThrillOfTime@lemmy.ml 5 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Hey man I'm all ears. Give me something concrete to do.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 0 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Maybe start with doing some research on the Internet yourself instead of asking random strangers from other countries to fix things for you.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

i have some ideas of stuff to do with this

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