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Starlink tries to block Virginia’s plan to bring fiber Internet to residents (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 week ago by drmoose@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] dan69@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why do we need to have debate with lobbyists and groups of that nature.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

They have more $ than you and i, can buy their ways. How that shits not illegal is fucked. Guess it goes with insider trading for Congress, make laws for/against companies you're invested in. USA is beyond rotten and corrupt from the inside. Blatant bribery with Tim cook delivering gold bars to the white house himself.

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[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

This company is acting like a spoiled brat of a child.

[–] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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