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Starlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidies (www.theverge.com)
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Starlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidies::The FCC reaffirmed a decision not to award Starlink a nearly $900 million subsidy for offering 100Mbps/20Mbps low-latency internet service in 35 states.

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[–] lemann@lemmy.one 3 points 11 months ago

In the rural areas near where I am, gigabit fiber in underfunded areas is being installed, but sadly a vocal minority of residents keep burning up and sawing down the new fiber internet poles.

Of course we don't hear about the good news from areas where it's installed drama free, but the bad news where something goes terribly wrong is the one that sticks, and affects the general public's impressions of a particular area or stereotype 😒

Admittedly the pole installation method for this is quite odd though, maybe a cost saving measure as usually it's done underground