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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 15 points 2 hours ago

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.

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 10 points 2 hours ago

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?

[–] Kapirotto@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 hours ago

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

[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 19 points 3 hours ago

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.

[–] MyOpinion@lemmy.today 29 points 4 hours ago

Musk is a toxic stink in this world.

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 63 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 9 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

Don't worry, it ends eventually.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

all bleeding stops 🙄

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 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 3 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

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

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

i have some ideas of stuff to do with this

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 21 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Does fiber go down when it rains?

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Didn't go down at my house the other day and my fiber line is still laying in the yard waiting to be buried.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 1 points 52 minutes ago

Starlink goes down during heavy rain.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 15 points 7 hours ago

Owh hell no! Just rollout fiber ASAP.

[–] Onsotumenh@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (5 children)

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...

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 10 points 4 hours ago

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

Capitalism is a disease.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

It would be a shame if some random accident were to befall those token distribution boxes…

[–] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 9 points 7 hours ago

I love it when they reopen construction sites where cables from other carriers were recently buried (after Telekom said no) because NOW they want to provide their shit there too.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 hours ago

DTAG should be a wholly state owned company again.

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[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 14 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Capitalism breeds innovation

[–] PushButton@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

If they could put that brain power to innovate on their product instead of innovate on how to fuck people, that would be great!

[–] thedruid@lemmy.world 12 points 9 hours ago

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

[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

"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.

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Gucci Gulch should be a mass grave

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 14 points 10 hours ago (13 children)

i hope elon dies and starlink goes bankrupt

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