The FCC decided it wouldn’t be the “best” use of limited funds.

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.

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    11 months ago

    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.oneEnglish
      2·
      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

    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
      14·
      11 months ago

      Hillary was a classic example of that effect actually, no attempt to empathise, understand, or try to gain the support of half the country.

      Nope, better to just insult them.