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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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[–] cameron_vale@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

some people think reality is a cartoon. Black and white. Good guys and bad guys. Some people are dumb that way. And they get played like a piano because of it.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

There's also a bunch who have never left the city, and have no comprehension of just how remote some communities are.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

who have never left the city

Weird seeing this as a country-fried liberal. City people seem to have no comprehension of the issues facing us. And when confronting them about it, "Fuck all you conservative rednecks! You get what you deserve!"

And yet they have no idea why the countryside hates them and votes Trump. Self-defeating to say the least. Which is what they say of us! Rinse and repeat.

[–] lemann@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years 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

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