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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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[–] Scrizzle@lemmy.zip 42 points 1 day ago (6 children)

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

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Comcast still offers fiber in some places, doesn't mean Comcast will go away.

[–] FunkFactory@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

Comcast doesn't necessarily have to go away as long as they don't have a monopoly on the infrastructure used to deliver an essential utility to homes. But I'd have to agree it would be nice if they just went away too.

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