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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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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 42 points 9 hours ago (7 children)

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.

[–] int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

Isn't it that they just don't care?

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

you kidding? they're demons, making your life worse is what they jerk off to.

[–] int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 hours ago

I'm pretty sure they mostly do it for the profit.

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