Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoSpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square262linkfedilinkarrow-up1766arrow-down119
arrow-up1747arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square262linkfedilink
minus-squareuhdeuidheuidhed@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 hours agoWho’s going to pay for it?
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 hours agoWhere? In the US? It’s already been paid for multiple times over, through government grants and subsidies.
minus-squareuhdeuidheuidhed@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours agoCan you tell me more about this? Is it true that government grants and subsidies were given out to specifically expand fiber to rural America?
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoYou’re putting words in my mouth. I was speaking in generalities about physical connections, not specifically about fibre.
minus-squareuhdeuidheuidhed@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 hours agoAnd we already have physical connections, even in rural America.
It’s still worthwhile.
Who’s going to pay for it?
Where? In the US? It’s already been paid for multiple times over, through government grants and subsidies.
Can you tell me more about this? Is it true that government grants and subsidies were given out to specifically expand fiber to rural America?
You’re putting words in my mouth. I was speaking in generalities about physical connections, not specifically about fibre.
And we already have physical connections, even in rural America.